^6:48He is like a man¹⁴⁹ building a house, who dug down deep,¹⁵⁰ and laid the foundation on bedrock. When¹⁵¹ a flood came, the river¹⁵² burst against that house but¹⁵³ could not shake it, because it had been well built.¹⁵⁴

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Footnotes

149 Here and in v. 49 the Greek text reads ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos), while the parallel account in Matt 7:24–27 uses ἀνήρ (anēr) in vv. 24 and 26.
150 There are actually two different Greek verbs used here: “who dug (ἔσκαψεν, eskapsen) and dug deep (ἐβάθυνεν, ebathunen).” Jesus is placing emphasis on the effort to which the man went to prepare his foundation.
151 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
152 The picture here is of a river overflowing its banks and causing flooding and chaos.
153 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in the context.
154 Most , especially later ones (A C D Θ Ψ f1, 13 𝔐 latt), read “because he built [it] on the rock” rather than “because it had been well built” (𝔓75vid א B L W Ξ 33 579 892 1241 2542 sa). The reading of the later seems to be a harmonization to Matt 7:25, rendering it most likely secondary.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the river crashed against that house and couldn’t shake it, because it was well built.

NLTNew Living Translation

It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

he is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood came, the river burst against that house and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well.

KJV 1900King James Version

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

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