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This parable compares building one's life on the teachings and example of Jesus to a flood-resistant building founded on solid rock. The Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders (also known as the House on the Rock), is a parable of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew as well as in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke ().
In Christianity, the Sermon on the Plain refers to a set of teachings by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, in 6:20–49. [1] This sermon may be compared to the longer Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. [2] Luke 6:12–20a details the events leading to the sermon. In it, Jesus spent the night on a mountain praying to God.
The story is told in the synoptic gospels (Mark 3:1–6, Matthew 12:9–13, Luke 6:6–11). In a synagogue, Jesus calls forward a man with a withered hand on a Sabbath. The synagogue was possibly the one in Capernaum, [10] but many commentators argue that "it is impossible to say where the synagogue was to which [the] Pharisees belonged". [11]
Paul also speaks ill of wealth in 1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV), "for the love of money is the root of all evil". In terms of being full, St. Basil writes, "to live for pleasure alone is to make a god of one’s stomach" (Phil. 3:19). [4] St. Gregory writes that from the single vice of gluttony come innumerable others which fight against the soul.
Verse 7:15 continues the warnings about judgment and adds a caution about false prophets [4] [5] [6] by repeating some of the language used by John the Baptist in chapter 3. The chapter ends with the parable of the wise and the foolish builders in Matthew 7:24–27, which has a parallel in Luke 6:46–49.
This verse modifies the version found in Luke 6:49 it expands the verse so that its structure parallels 24. It also makes clear that hearing the words are not enough, but rewards only come to those who act upon them as well. This is a common theme in Matthew also found at Matthew 7:13 and 7:21. [1] In Luke the bad house is one lacking a foundation.
In his mapping Chapter 13 of Matthew is its centre, as is Mark 8:30 and the beginning of Chapter 12 of John. He then separates Luke into three parts by 9:51 and 18:14. [2] Each of the discourses has shorter parallel passages in the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Luke. The first discourse relates to Luke 6:20-49.
Within the discourse on ostentation, Matthew presents an example of correct prayer. Luke places this in a different context. The Lord's Prayer (6:9–13) contains parallels to 1 Chronicles 29:10–18. [22] [23] [24] The first part of Matthew 7 (Matthew 7:1–6) [25] deals with judging. Jesus condemns those who judge others without first sorting ...