Matthew 7:25 (GNV)

Passage

And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rocke.

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:23 And then will I professe to them, I neuer knewe you: depart from me, ye that worke iniquitie.

Matthew 7:24 Whosoeuer then heareth of mee these words, and doeth the same, I will liken him to a wise man, which hath builded his house on a rock:

Matthew 7:25 And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rocke.

Matthew 7:26 But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand:

Matthew 7:27 And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "raine", "fell", "floods", "came", "windes", "blewe", "beat", and "vpon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "raine" and "fell", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Whosoeuer then heareth of mee these words..." into verse 26's "But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes and...", so "raine" and "fell" 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 "raine" and "fell" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.