Luke 6:48 (KJV)

Passage

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Luke 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

Luke 6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

Luke 6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "like", "built", "house", "digged", "deep", "laid", "foundation", and "rock". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "like" and "built", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 47's "Whosoever cometh to me and heareth my..." into verse 49's "But he that heareth and doeth not...", so "like" and "built" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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