Luke 6:49 (LSB)

Passage

But the one who heard and did not do accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the river burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

Nearby Context

Luke 6:47 Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and does them, I will show you whom he is like:

Luke 6:48 he is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the river burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

Luke 6:49 But the one who heard and did not do accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the river burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heard", "accordingly", "like", "built", "house", "ground", "without", and "foundation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "accordingly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "he is like a man building a...", giving immediate footing for "heard" and "accordingly". In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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