Matthew 7:27 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Matthew 7:28 And it came to passe, when Iesus had ended these wordes, the people were astonied at his doctrine.

Matthew 7:29 For he taught them as one hauing authoritie, and not as the Scribes.

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 26's "But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes and..." into verse 28's "And it came to passe when Iesus...", 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.