Matthew 7
World English Bible (WEB)
24 Ref "Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
25 Ref The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26 Ref Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
27 Ref The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell--and great was its fall."
28 Ref It happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
King James Version (KJV)
24 Ref Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 Ref And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 Ref And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 Ref 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.
28 Ref And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
24 Ref Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;
25 Ref And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.
26 Ref And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;
27 Ref And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.
28 Ref And it came about, when Jesus had come to the end of these words, that the people were surprised at his teaching,