Luk 6:48 | NET2full | STEP | He is like a man building a house , who dug down deep and laid the foundation on bedrock . When a flood came , the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built .

Luke 6:48

48 He is like a man ^{▼▼tn Here and in v. 49 the Greek text reads ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos), while the parallel account in Matt 7:24-27 uses ἀνήρ (anēr) in vv. 24 and 26.} building a house, who dug down deep ^{▼▼tn There are actually two different Greek verbs used here: “who dug (ἔσκαψεν, eskapsen) and dug deep (ἐβάθυνεν, ebathunen).” Jesus is placing emphasis on the effort to which the man went to prepare his foundation.} and laid the foundation on bedrock. When ^{▼▼tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.} a flood came, the river ^{▼▼sn The picture here is of a river overflowing its banks and causing flooding and chaos.} burst against that house but ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in the context.} could not shake it because it had been well built. ^{▼▼tc Most mss, especially later ones (A C D Θ Ψ ƒ1,13 Maj latt), read “because he built [it] on the rock” rather than “because it had been well built” (P75vid א B L W Ξ 33 579 892 1241 2542 sa). The reading of the later mss seems to be a harmonization to Matt 7:25, rendering it most likely secondary.}