Matthew 7:25 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Matthew 7:27 And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rain", "descended", "rivers", "came", "winds", "blew", "fell", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rain" and "descended", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Therefore everyone who hears these words of..." into verse 26's "And everyone hearing these words of Mine...", so "rain" and "descended" 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 "rain" and "descended" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.