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Luke 6:49

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

But he that heareth, and doth not,.... Hears Christ's sayings externally, but does not obey his commands:is like a man that without a foundation built upon the earth: that is, without digging for a foundation, built his house upon the surface of the earth; "upon the dust of it", as the Syriac version renders it; or, "upon the sand", as Matthew says: "against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great";See Gill on "Mt 7:26".

See Gill on "Mt 7:27".

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