Matthew 7:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: ”

Matthew 7:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jesus closes the sermon on the mount by a beautiful comparison, illustrating the benefit of attending to his words. It was not sufficient to “hear” them; they must be “obeyed.” He compares the man...
Matthew 7:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Epilogue. Warnings and exhortations close the new Law, like the old ( Exodus 23:20 ff.). Matthew 7:13 f. The Two Gates and the Two Ways ( Luke 13:24 ). The picture is based on Jeremiah 21:8...
Matthew 7:26 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1334 THE WISE BUILDER Matthew 7:24-27 . 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: and the...
Matthew 7:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And every one that heareth - and doeth them not - Was t...
Matthew 7:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Therefore &c.— The meaning of these verses is, that whoever expects to enter into the kingdom of glory, when his religion amounts to only a mere outward profession of the Gospel, will see all h...
Matthew 7:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine (...
Matthew 7:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sermon on the Mount (concluded) The connexion of thought in this chapter is less close than in the earlier part of the sermon, and the whole chapter bears the appearance of an appendix of misc...
Matthew 7:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the M...
Matthew 7:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Building on Secure Foundations Matthew 7:24-29 In the Syrian summer, when the soil is baked hard by the intense heat, any spot will serve equally well as the site of a house. No one can say whe...
Matthew 7:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After thus enunciating the laws of the Kingdom, and bringing men into the realm of direct dealing with God, the King authoritatively set up the standard of judgment. No man is to be his brother's jud...
Matthew 7:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here the LORD closeth his discourse, and plainly sheweth whose are his from the men of the world. CHRIST is the Rock of Ages, the Precious Corner Stone JEHOVAH hath laid in Zion. And all that believe...
Matthew 7:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine ,.... Who only externally hears them, but has no understanding of them; do not believe them, nor like and approve of them, but hates and despises them...
Matthew 7:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: Ver. 26. And every one that heareth these sayings o...
Matthew 7:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine , &c. In these words our Lord attests, in the most solemn manner, the certain truth and infinite importance of all he had delivered in the fore...
Matthew 7:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Simple honesty will understand these first five verses without difficulty. The word "judge" is used in various different ways in Scripture. Believers are told to "judge" what Paul says ( 1 Corinthian...
Matthew 7:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth...
Matthew 7:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 7:27 " .
Matthew 7:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exhortation to Choose the Right Way and Produce Good Fruit by Full Obedience to His Words So As To Enter Into Life and Avoid Destruction (7:13-27). We now move on to the application part of the Se...
Matthew 7:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 7:27 . Great was the fall of it. —How lively must this imagery have been to an audience accustomed to the fierceness of an Eastern tempest, and the suddenness and complete...
Matthew 7:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:15-29 I. The object of our Lord in this Sermon on the Mount was to convey an accurate idea of the righteousness required in His kingdom. He did so mainly by contrasting it with the spuri...
Matthew 7:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

While we are reading, let us also be adoring at the same time, for the. words of Christ have a gracious divinity about them; they are infinite; they are omnipotent. There is a kind of life in them; a...
Matthew 7:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. This refers to private and censorious reproaches of others. We must judge nothing before the time. It is better that ten bad men pass for innocent,...
Matthew 7:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 7:1-40 (2) As anxiety about the things of this life hinders us Godwards ( Matthew 6:19-40 ), so does censoriousness manwards ( Matthew 7:1-40 ), our Lord thus tacitly...
Matthew 7:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A concluding parable:
Matthew 7:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:30 ; James 2:20 ; Jeremiah 8:9 ; Luke 6:49 ; Proverbs 14:1
Matthew 7:26 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount (Continued) Matthew 7:1-29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A command. God not only requests but definitely commands us, that we should not judge one another. There is probably no...

Matthew 7:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 7:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 7:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 7:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 7:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 7:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 7:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 7:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 7:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 7:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 7:26 - Wells of Living Water Commentary