Matthew
Matthew 7:26
26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| everyone | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| hears | ἀκούων | akouōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| these | τούτους | toutous | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| words | λόγους | logous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of Mine | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| does not act on | ποιῶν | poiōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| is like | ὁμοιωθήσεται | homoiōthēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3666 I make like, liken, compare |
| a foolish | μωρῷ | mōrō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G3474 stupid, foolish |
| man | ἀνδρὶ | andri | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| who | ὅστις | hostis | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever |
| built | ᾠκοδόμησεν | ōkodomēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3618 I build, build up, edify |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| house | οἰκίαν | oikian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3614 a house, household |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| sand | ἄμμον | ammon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G285 sand |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 8:9 · Luke 6:49 · James 2:20 · Proverbs 14:1 · 1 Samuel 2:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.