Luke 6:48

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 6:48 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “he 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

he 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.
Luke 6:48 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“He is like a man which built an house, etc.] That is, intended to build one, having drawn the scheme of it in his mind, and provided materials, and fixed upon the spot of ground: and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; that is, he dug deep in the earth, till he came at a rock, and there, and then, he laid the foundation of his house; in which he acted the part of a wise man, as he is called in Matthew: so a sensible sinner, desirous of building his soul, and the salvation of it, on a sure bottom, digs deep into the Scriptures, diligently searches them, till he finds out the scheme of salvation by Christ; which lies deep in God's counsel and covenant, was ordained before the world…”
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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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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“and laid: Pro 10:25; Isa 28:16; Mat 7:25, Mat 7:26; Co1 3:10-12; Eph 2:20; Ti2 2:19 rock: Deu 32:15, Deu 32:18, Deu 32:31; Sa1 2:2; Sa2 22:2, Sa2 22:32, Sa2 22:47, Sa2 23:3; Psa 95:1; Isa 26:4; Pe1 2:4-6 the flood: Sa2 22:5; Psa 32:6, Psa 93:3, Psa 93:4, Psa 125:1, Psa 125:2; Isa 59:19; Nah 1:8; Joh 16:33; Act 14:22; Rom 8:35-38; Co1 3:13-15, Co1 15:55-58; Pe2 3:10-14; Jo1 2:28; Rev 6:14-17, Rev 20:11-15 could: Pe2 1:10; Jde 1:24 for: Psa 46:1-3, Psa 62:2 Luke 6:49”
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