Matthew 7:24 (LSB)

Passage

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, in Your name did we not prophesy, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name do many miracles?’

Matthew 7:23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’

Matthew 7:24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Matthew 7:25 And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and fell against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

Matthew 7:26 And everyone hearing these words of Mine and not doing them, may be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "everyone", "hears", "words", "mine", "does", "compared", and "wise". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "everyone", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And then I will declare to them..." into verse 25's "And the rain descended and the rivers...", so "therefore" and "everyone" 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 "everyone" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.