# Matthew 7.28

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 26. <span class="rl-speech">And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.</span>
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> **28. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:**
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> 29. for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. (Matthew 7:26-29, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 26. <span class="rl-speech">Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell, and great was its fall.”</span>
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> **28. When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,**
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> 29. for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes. (Matthew 7:26-29, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 26. <span class="rl-speech">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:</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.</span>
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> **28. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:**
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> 29. For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. (Matthew 7:26-29, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 26. <span class="rl-speech">'And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.'</span>
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> **28. And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,**
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> 29. for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes. (Matthew 7:26-29, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Liar Lunatic or Lord](/codex/liar-lunatic-or-lord/), via [Matthew 7.28-29](/codex/matthew-7-28-29/)

**Concepts:**

- [Fivefold Ministry](/codex/fivefold-ministry/), via [Matthew 7.28-29](/codex/matthew-7-28-29/)
- [Sermon on the Mount](/codex/sermon-on-the-mount/), via [Matthew 7.28-29](/codex/matthew-7-28-29/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.