Matthew 7:25 (ASV)

Passage

and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Matthew 7:24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

Matthew 7:25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.

Matthew 7:26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rain", "descended", "floods", "came", "winds", "blew", "beat", and "upon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rain" and "descended", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Every one therefore that heareth these words..." into verse 26's "And every one that heareth these words...", so "rain" and "descended" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "rain" and "descended" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.