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Matthew 7:27

Matthew 7:27
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Matthew 7:24-27

Jesus closes the sermon on the mount by a beautiful comparison, illustrating the benefit of attending to his words. It was not sufficient to “hear” them; they must be “obeyed.” He compares the man who…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Matthew 7:21-29

We have here the conclusion of this long and excellent sermon, the scope of which is to show the indispensable necessity of obedience to the commands of Christ; this is designed to clench the nail,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the rain descended, &c. In the original both the tense and the position of the verbs give great vivacity to the description.