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Luke 6:47

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 6:47 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:
Luke 6:47 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
44For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man] out of the evil [treasure] bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:
48he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.
49But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Whosoever cometh to me, etc.] To be a disciple and follower: and heareth my sayings, and doth them; (See Gill on “<400724>Matthew 7:24”). I will show you to whom he is like; or “to what thing he is like”; so the Syriac and Arabic versions; though what follows seems better to agree with person than thing.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7. Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction. Luke 6:24-26 These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees. Who are rich - In this world’s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their consolation in them. It implies, farther, that they would not seek or receive consolation from the gospel. They were proud, and would not seek it; satisfied, and did not desire it; filled with cares, and had no time or disposition to attend to…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Mat 7:24. Next: Luke Chapter 7”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“cometh: Luk 14:26; Isa 55:3; Mat 11:28; Joh 5:40, Joh 6:35, Joh 6:37, Joh 6:44, Joh 6:45; Pe1 2:4 heareth: Mat 7:24, Mat 7:25, Mat 17:5; Joh 8:52, Joh 9:27, Joh 9:28, Joh 10:27 doeth: Luk 8:8, Luk 8:13, Luk 11:28; Mat 11:29, Mat 12:50; Joh 13:17, Joh 14:15, Joh 14:21-24, Joh 15:9-14; Rom 2:7-10; Heb 5:9; Jam 1:22-25, Jam 4:17; Pe2 1:10; Jo1 2:29, Jo1 3:7; Rev 22:14 Luke 6:48”
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