Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
Book of Matthew
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 7:24 GEB -> Study Notes on 7:24 GSB -> Study Notes on 7:24 JFB -> Commentary on 7:24 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 7:24 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 7:24 PNT -> Commentary on 7:24 RWP -> Study Notes on 7:24 TFG -> Commentary on 7:24 TSK -> Commentary on 7:24 TSK -> Entry for 7:24 WEN -> Notes on 7:24 NTB -> Commandments; Faith; Hearers; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Readings, Select; Religion; Righteous; Rock; Wisdom; Word Of God TTT -> Houses; Parables; Rocks; Scriptures, The; Steadfastness WJD -> Devotional using 7:24 WJD -> Devotional using 7:24 7:24 - [In Context] "Anyone who listens to my teaching and obeys me is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 7:25 GEB -> Study Notes on 7:25 JFB -> Commentary on 7:25 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 7:25 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 7:25 PNT -> Commentary on 7:25 RWP -> Study Notes on 7:25 TFG -> Commentary on 7:25 TSK -> Commentary on 7:25 TSK -> Entry for 7:25 WEN -> Notes on 7:25 NTB -> Commandments; Faith; Hearers; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Readings, Select; Religion; Righteous; Rock; Wind; Wisdom; Word Of God TTT -> Foundation; Houses; Parables; Rain; Rocks; Steadfastness WJD -> Devotional using 7:25 WJD -> Devotional using 7:25 7:25 - [In Context] Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse, because it is built on rock.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 7:26 GEB -> Study Notes on 7:26 JFB -> Commentary on 7:26 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 7:26 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 7:26 PNT -> Commentary on 7:26 RWP -> Study Notes on 7:26 TFG -> Commentary on 7:26 TSK -> Commentary on 7:26 TSK -> Entry for 7:26 WEN -> Notes on 7:26 NTB -> Commandments; Fool; Hearers; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Readings, Select; Religion; Righteous; Wicked (People); Wisdom TTT -> Fools; Houses; Parables; Wicked, The, are compared to WJD -> Devotional using 7:26 WJD -> Devotional using 7:26 7:26 - [In Context] But anyone who hears my teaching and ignores it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 7:27 GEB -> Study Notes on 7:27 JFB -> Commentary on 7:27 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 7:27 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 7:27 PNT -> Commentary on 7:27 RWP -> Study Notes on 7:27 TFG -> Commentary on 7:27 TSK -> Commentary on 7:27 TSK -> Entry for 7:27 WEN -> Notes on 7:27 NTB -> Commandments; Fool; Hearers; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Readings, Select; Religion; Righteous; Wicked (People); Wisdom TTT -> Parables; Rain; Wind, The EBD -> River WJD -> Devotional using 7:27 WJD -> Devotional using 7:27 WJD -> Devotional using 7:27 7:27 - [In Context] When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will fall with a mighty crash."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 7:28 GEB -> Study Notes on 7:28 JFB -> Commentary on 7:28 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 7:28 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 7:28 PNT -> Commentary on 7:28 RWP -> Study Notes on 7:28 TFG -> Commentary on 7:28 TSK -> Commentary on 7:28 TSK -> Entry for 7:28 WEN -> Notes on 7:28 NTB -> Commandments; Jesus, The Christ (continued); People, Common; Power; Religion TTT -> Power of Christ, The TV -> Devotional using 7:28 WJD -> Devotional using 7:28 TV -> Devotional using 7:28 WJD -> Devotional using 7:28 TV -> Devotional using 7:28 7:28 - [In Context] After Jesus finished speaking, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 7:29 GEB -> Study Notes on 7:29 JFB -> Commentary on 7:29 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 7:29 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 7:29 PNT -> Commentary on 7:29 RWP -> Study Notes on 7:29 TFG -> Commentary on 7:29 TSK -> Commentary on 7:29 TSK -> Entry for 7:29 WEN -> Notes on 7:29 NTB -> Commandments; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Power; Religion; Scribe (S) TTT -> Power of Christ, The; Scribes EBD -> Peter SBD -> Scribes TV -> Devotional using 7:29 WJD -> Devotional using 7:29 TV -> Devotional using 7:29 WJD -> Devotional using 7:29 TV -> Devotional using 7:29 7:29 - [In Context] for he taught as one who had real authority – quite unlike the teachers of religious law.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; WJD - What Jesus Did!; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible, The New Living Translation copyright © 1996 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved. For more information about the NLT, please click here.