Matthew 7:24 (DRB)

Passage

Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name?

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

Matthew 7:24 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,

Matthew 7:25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on a rock.

Matthew 7:26 And every one that heareth these my words and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "heareth", "words", "doth", "shall", "likened", "wise", and "built". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "heareth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And then will I profess unto them..." into verse 25's "And the rain fell and the floods...", so "therefore" and "heareth" 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 "therefore" and "heareth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.