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Matthew 7:24

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he will be like” (ὁμοιωθήσεται) before man here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I will liken him” (ὁμοιώσω) before man here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Πᾶςpaswhosoeverπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.whosoeverοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ὅστιςhostiswhichὅστιςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἀκούειakoueito hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγουςlogouswordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.τούτουςtoutousthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ποιεῖpoieito doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.αὐτούςautoushisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaito likenὁμοιόω (homoioō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to liken”, an action still aheadG3666I make like, liken; I compare.This verse uses “liken”.ἀνδρὶandrimanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “man”, the to- or for-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.φρονίμῳphronimōthoughtfulφρόνιμος (phronimos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “thoughtful”, the to- or for-formG5429intelligent, prudent, sensible, wise.ὅστιςhostiswhoὅστιςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.ᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsento buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to build”, a single actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκίανoikianhouseοἰκία (oikia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “house”, the object formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.houseἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πέτρανpetrana rockπέτρα (petra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a rock”, the object formG4073a rock, ledge, cliff, cave, stony ground.a rock

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōthemαὐτός (autos)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “them”, an action still aheadG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

Young’s Literal Translation

'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

World English Bible

“ Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them , I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock .

Darby Translation

Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

Douay-Rheims

Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,

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