Luke 6:49
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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. ”
μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
γῆ
ground
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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οἰκοδομέω
having built
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οἰκοδομέω
To build, to construct, to edify. Build one another up. Every believer is both a building and a builder. You are being built up and you are building others.
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ποταμός
stream,
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ποταμός
River, flowing water. Potamos. A river of the water of life. The river flows from the throne. The source of everything life-giving is the presence of God.
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ὅς
on which
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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οἰκία
a house
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οἰκία
A house, a household, a family dwelling. In My Father's house are many rooms. Your eternal home is being prepared by Jesus Himself right now.
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ὅμοιος
like
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ὅμοιος
Like, similar, resembling. The fourth person in the fire is like the Son of God. In the furnace of your trial Jesus is there with you.
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θεμέλιος
a foundation
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θεμέλιος
something put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
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ῥῆγμα
ruin
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ῥῆγμα
something torn, i.e. a fragment (by implication and abstractly, a fall)
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χωρίς
without
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χωρίς
at a space, i.e. separately or apart from (often as preposition)
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ποιέω
having done
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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προσρήγνυμι
burst
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προσρήγνυμι
to tear towards, i.e. burst upon (as a tempest or flood)
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εἰμί
it is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εὐθέως
immediately
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εὐθέως
directly, i.e. at once or soon
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