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Building a house on sand
1. Building a house on sand
This page looks at building a house on a rock and on sand, from the parable of the two houses in Matthew 7:24-27 which in Luke is immediately after the parable of the sheep and goats in Luke 6:46-49.
For more information, see the following:
Matthew 25: 31-46 Parable of the sheep and goats
2. Matthew 7: Houses built on sand and on rock
There is reason to believe that Matthew took shorthand and what he wrote was close to what Jesus actually said, albeit Aramaic put into Greek. Matthew as a tax collector would have been able to do a form of shorthand, remember details, and know both Aramaic and Greek (and Latin, though it was not called that at that time).
The Luke account appears to take the Matthew account literally, adding some literal details not in Matthew, and leaving out some important details that are in Matthew.
For that reason, this page will concentrate on the Matthew account. For additional details of a more literal interpretation of this passage, see the Luke account.
3. Houses
Since a primary meaning of the verses to be covered involve a "
house", let us look at the word for "
house".
The German word
"das Haus" ≈ "the house" and is related to the Old English word
"hus" ≈ "house" which is the source of the English word "
house". But we are interested in the Greek word for "
house".
4. Managing an economical house
The modern Greek word
"οίκος" (EE-kos) ≈ "house" is the source of the English word "
ecology" as in the study of the "
house" or "
living space" (of the environment).
The ancient Greek words for "
pasture", "
law", "
nomad", "
coin" are related. The progression appears to be from a pasture, to a distribution of sheep, to the rules for such distributions, to representations of such wealth as coins, etc.
The ancient Greek word "νέμω" ≈ "distribute, pasture, graze" (as a verb)
The ancient Greek word "νομός" ≈ "pasture" (as a noun, accent on second syllable)
The ancient Greek word "νόμος" ≈ "custom, law" (as a noun, accent on first syllable)
Some English words made from this word include "
economy", "
astronomy", "
Deuteronomy", "
numismatics", etc.
Interestingly, the word the
KJV (King James Version) translates as "
iniquity" is a negation of that word for "
law".
5. Greek house and village and city
The Bible times and modern Greek word
"οίκος" (EE-kos) ≈ "house" comes from the same ancient Greek word.
Matthew 23:38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. [kjv]
ιδου αφιεται υμιν ο οικος υμων [gnt]
The more common Modern Greek word for house is
"σπίτι" (SPEE-tee) ≈ "house" which comes from the Latin word for "
hospitality".
6. House divided
Matthew 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: [kjv]
ειδως δε τας ενθυμησεις αυτων ειπεν αυτοις πασα βασιλεια μερισθεισα καθ εαυτης ερημουται και πασα πολις η οικια μερισθεισα καθ εαυτης ου σταθησεται [gnt]
Sometimes the word "
house" can refer to more than just a simple family "
house" as in a kingdom divided or a house divided.
7. A house divided
Abraham Lincolns "
House divided" speech was given in 1858 after accepting the Illinois Republican Party nomination for senator of the United States. The speech started as follows.
A house divided against itself, cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other. Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President)
The "
house divided against itself cannot stand" is from Mark 3:25 of the Bible.
8. Matthew 7:24
Matthew 7:24 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: [kjv]
πας ουν οστις ακουει μου τους λογους τουτους και ποιει αυτους ομοιωθησεται ανδρι φρονιμω οστις ωκοδομησεν αυτου την οικιαν επι την πετραν [gnt]
Let us now look at the verses for what is here called the parable of the two houses.
9. Matthew 7:24
KJV: 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:
Greek: πας ουν οστις ακουει μου τους λογους τουτους και ποιει αυτους ομοιωσω αυτον ομοιωθησεται ανδρι φρονιμω οστις ωκοδομησεν αυτου την οικιαναυτου επι την πετραν
Latin: omnis ergo qui audit verba mea haec et facit ea adsimilabitur viro sapienti qui aedificavit domum suam supra petram
Wessex: Eornestlice aelch þare þe þas mine word ge-hereð & þa werceð beoð gelic þam wisen were se his hus ofer stan ge-tymbrede.
10. Analogy
The "liken" in the above verse indicates that an analogy or comparison is being made.
11. Same as in like or similar
Matthew 11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, [kjv]
τινι δε ομοιωσω την γενεαν ταυτην ομοια εστιν παιδιοις καθημενοις εν ταις αγοραις α προσφωνουντα τοις ετεροις [gnt]
When the word "
same" or "
like" or "
similar" is used, it indicates that an analogy is being made and one must not always take what is said literally. One must find a correspondence in the analogy. The Greek word for "
same" is related to the English word for "
same".
The ancient Greek word
"ὅμοιος" ≈ "similar, like, resembling" and comes from the ancient Greek word
"ὁμός" ≈ "same, common".
The translations of "
liken" in this verse, in the uncommon Greek inflection used, appears to a play-on-words used by Jesus.
12. Liken
13. The Greek word for wise
Unfortunately, the word "wise" in the KJV is not the word used in the Greek, which has a meaning more akin to "prudent".
There is a subtle difference between being "
wise" and being "
prudent". The word "
wise" has a connotation of knowing a lot and how to use that knowledge. Being "
prudent" is not so much about being "
wise" but knowing how to make the best trade-offs with respect to some set of efficiency criteria and how it may be important in the future.
Someone who is, by the book, intelligent, but lacks common sense and/or prudence, might be euphemistically called "
clever"
The world is full of "
clever" people.
14. Romans 1:22
KJV: Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Greek: φασκοντες ειναι σοφοι εμωρανθησαν
Latin: dicentes enim se esse sapientes stulti facti sunt
15. Prudent
16. Matthew 10:16
KJV: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Greek: ιδου εγω αποστελλω υμας ως προβατα εν μεσω λυκων γινεσθε ουν φρονιμοι ως οι οφεις και ακεραιοι ως αι περιστεραι
Latin: ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes et simplices sicut columbae
Wessex: Nu ich eow saende swa scep onmang wulfen. beoð eornestlice gleawe swa naeddren. & bylehwitte swa culfren.
The Old English word
"gleaw" ≈ "wise, prudent".
17. Adders and nadders
John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: [kjv]
και καθως μωυσης υψωσεν τον οφιν εν τη ερημω ουτως υψωθηναι δει τον υιον του ανθρωπου [gnt]
… neddre … [wes]
The Old English word "
naeddre" was a "
snake". The leading "
n" dropped off to yield "
adder" as a snake. That is, "
a nadder" became "
an adder".
The Old English word "naeddren" ≈ "snakes" shows the presence of the leading "n".
The Middle English word "edder" ≈ "snake" shows the dropping of the leading "n" from Old English.
We see this use of "an neddre" to "
an adder" starting in the Wessex Gospels in John 3:14.
18. John 3:14
KJV: And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Greek: και καθως μωσης μωυσης υψωσεν τον οφιν εν τη ερημω ουτως υψωθηναι δει τον υιον του ανθρωπου
Latin: et sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem in deserto ita exaltari oportet Filium hominis
Wessex: aend swa swa moyses þa neddre up ä-hof on þam westene. swa ge-bereð þaet mannes sunu beo up a-hafen.
Wycliffe: And as Moises areride a serpent in desert, so it bihoueth mannys sone to be reisid,
Tyndale: And as Moses lifte vp the serpent in the wyldernes even so must the sonne of man be lifte vp
Spanish: Y como Moisés levantó la serpiente en el desierto, así es necesario que el Hijo del Hombre sea levantado;
19. Parable of the ten virgins
The same distinction is made in the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25.
The Greek versions switch the order of "wise", as in "prudent", and "foolish".
20. Matthew 25:2
KJV: And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Greek: πεντε δε ησαν εξ αυτων φρονιμοι ησαν μωραι και αι πεντε μωραι φρονιμοι
Latin: quinque autem ex eis erant fatuae et quinque prudentes
Wessex: Heora fif waeren desige & fif gleawe.
Wycliffe: and fyue of hem weren foolis, and fyue prudent.
Tyndale: fyve of them were folysshe and fyve were wyse.
The Latin word
"fatuus" ≈ "foolish, stupid".
So the "
prudent" man builds a "
house" on a "
rock". That is, with some thought for the future and taking many efficiency conditions into consideration.
For a logical example of a prudent analysis, see
Pascal's wager.
21. Peter and the rock
Many languages have many words for "rock" or "stone" or "pebble", etc. Greek is no exception.
22. Houses and rocks
How can one build a "house" on a "rock"?
Many monasteries were built on top of hills or rocks so that they could literally let their light shine. Is this what Jesus meant?
23. Churches and rocks
How can one build a "
church" on a "
rock"?
Early in his ministry, Jesus gives Simon the name "
Peter" that means "
rock" or "
stone".
24. Petrified stones and rocks
John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. [kjv]
ηγαγεν αυτον προς τον ιησουν εμβλεψας αυτω ο ιησους ειπεν συ ει σιμων ο υιος ιωαννου συ κληθηση κηφας ο ερμηνευεται πετρος [gnt]
… Cephas … Petrus [v]
The Latin
"cephas" ≈ "stone, rock", originally starting with a "
k" sound, comes from the Ancient Greek
"κήφας" (KEE-fas) ≈ "stone, rock" which comes from the Hebrew/Aramaic word
"כיפא" (keph) ≈ "rock".
John, who appears to think as a modern computer scientist in many ways, picks up on the relevance and importance of explicitly recording the double meaning. The word "
hermeneutics" comes from the ancient Greek word
"ἑρμηνεύς" ≈ "interpreter" as to the meaning of something.
25. Hermeneutics
26. John 1:42
KJV: And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
Greek: και ηγαγεν αυτον προς τον ιησουν εμβλεψας δε αυτω ο ιησους ειπεν συ ει σιμων ο υιος ιωνα ιωαννου συ κληθηση κηφας ο ερμηνευεται πετρος
Latin: et adduxit eum ad Iesum intuitus autem eum Iesus dixit tu es Simon filius Iohanna tu vocaberis Cephas quod interpretatur Petrus
Luther: Und führete ihn zu Jesu. Da ihn Jesus sah, sprach er: Du bist Simon, Jonas Sohn; du sollst Kephas heißen (das wird verdolmetscht: ein Fels).
27. Job 30:6 Rocks
The Hebrew word
"וכפים" (we-ke-pim) ≈ "and the rocks" and is used in Job 30:6.
Job 30:6 To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. [kjv]
… וכפים [he]
ων οι οικοι αυτων ησαν τρωγλαι πετρων [lxx]
28. Job 30:6
KJV: To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
Hebrew: בערוץ נחלים לשכן חרי עפר וכפים׃
Greek: ων οι οικοι αυτων ησαν τρωγλαι πετρων
29. Latin K sound
Note that the Latin sound for "c" was originally "k" and later changed to the softer "c", just is it did in English. We still have some of those words such as "come", "came", etc., while, for example "Caesar" was originally with a "K" sound, from which comes the German word "Kaiser" and the Russian "Czar" (the "s", "k", "ks", "ts", "z" sounds are very interchangeable linguistically).
30. Cephas
31. Peter principle
The "Peter principle" in business, that one is promoted until one reaches one's level of competence or incompetence, comes from the originator of the idea, Peter Drucker.
The follow-on idea, the "Dilbert principle", by Scott Adams, is that one does not wait for one to reach a level of incompetence, but promotes right to that level from much earlier in the process.
32. German
John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. [kjv]
ηγαγεν αυτον προς τον ιησουν εμβλεψας αυτω ο ιησους ειπεν συ ει σιμων ο υιος ιωαννου συ κληθηση κηφας ο ερμηνευεται πετρος [gnt]
… Cephas … Petrus [v]
… Kephas … Fels. [lu]
The German word
"der Fels" ≈ "the rock" as in the English word
"feldspar".
33. Peter
But what is the "
Rock" that Jesus is referring to? A full discussion is left for another time, but the alternatives include the following.
Peter and Peter alone, as in the Catholic (and/or Eastern Orthodox - to all of the apostles, not just Peter) Church
The confession of faith of Peter.
Both of the above.
Something else.
All or some of the above.
Aside: This was at the place considered the "
gates of hell".
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34. Jeremiah 2:27 From a rock
Jeremiah 2:27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. [kjv]
τω ξυλω ειπαν οτι πατηρ μου ει συ και τω λιθω συ εγεννησας με και εστρεψαν επ εμε νωτα και ου προσωπα αυτων και εν τω καιρω των κακων αυτων ερουσιν αναστα και σωσον ημας [lxx]
… lapidi … [v]
Some people (e.g., evolutionists) believe that we came from a rock, as predicted by Jeremiah, using the modern Greek word
"λίθος" (LEE-thos) ≈ "stone, rock".
35. Jeremiah 2:27
KJV: Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
Hebrew: אמרים לעץ אבי אתה ולאבן את ילדתני כי פנו אלי ערף ולא פנים ובעת רעתם יאמרו קומה והושיענו׃
Greek: τω ξυλω ειπαν οτι πατηρ μου ει συ και τω λιθω συ εγεννησας με και εστρεψαν επ εμε νωτα και ου προσωπα αυτων και εν τω καιρω των κακων αυτων ερουσιν αναστα και σωσον ημας
Latin: dicentes ligno pater meus es tu et lapidi tu me genuisti verterunt ad me tergum et non faciem et in tempore adflictionis suae dicent surge et libera nos
36. Christ as the rock
1 Corinthians 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. [kjv]
και παντες το αυτο πνευματικον επιον πομα επινον γαρ εκ πνευματικης ακολουθουσης πετρας η πετραδε ην ο χριστος [gnt]
… spiritali … petra petra … [v]
What does Paul say about the identity of the "
rock"?
In the "
spiritual Rock", Paul appears to be referring to the "
Shekinah glory", a topic for another time.
The Latin word
"spiritali" ≈ "spiritual, spirit".
37. 1 Corinthians 10:4
KJV: And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
Greek: και παντες το αυτο πομα πνευματικον επιον πομα επινον γαρ εκ πνευματικης ακολουθουσης πετρας η δε πετραδε ην ο χριστος
Latin: et omnes eundem potum spiritalem biberunt bibebant autem de spiritali consequenti eos petra petra autem erat Christus
Tyndale: and did all drincke of one maner of spirituall drincke. And they dranke of that spretuall rocke that folowed them which rocke was Christ.
38. Matthew 16:18
After Peter confesses (states) that Jesus is the "
Christ", Jesus uses a double meaning.
Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. [kjv]
καγω δε σοι λεγω οτι συ ει πετρος και επι ταυτη τη πετρα οικοδομησω μου την εκκλησιαν και πυλαι αδου ου κατισχυσουσιν αυτης [gnt]
… ecclesiam … portae inferi … praevalebunt … [v]
39. Matthew 16:18
KJV: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Greek: καγω δε σοι λεγω οτι συ ει πετρος και επι ταυτη τη πετρα οικοδομησω μου την εκκλησιαν και πυλαι αδου ου κατισχυσουσιν αυτης
Latin: et ego dico tibi quia tu es Petrus et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversum eam
Wessex: & ich segge þe þaet þu ert petrus. & ofer þisne stan ich ge-tymbrie mine chyrcan. &. helle gate ne magen on-gean þa.
Wycliffe: And Y seie to thee, that thou art Petre, and on this stoon Y schal bilde my chirche, and the yatis of helle schulen not haue miyt ayens it.
Tyndale: And I saye also vnto the yt thou arte Peter: and apon this rocke I wyll bylde my congregacion. And the gates of hell shall not prevayle ageynst it.
Luther: Und ich sage dir auch: Du bist Petrus, und auf diesen Felsen will ich bauen meine Gemeinde, und die Pforten der Hölle sollen sie nicht überwältigen.
Slavonic: и Аз же тебе глаголю, яко ты еси Петр, и на сем камени созижду Церковь Мою, и врата адова не одолеют ей:
Russian: и Я говорю тебе: ты-Петр, и на сем камне Я создам Церковь Мою, и врата ада не одолеют ее;
Spanish: Y yo también te digo que tú eres Pedro, y sobre esta roca edificaré mi iglesia, y las puertas del infierno no prevalecerán contra ella.
40. Matthew 7:25
KJV: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Greek: και κατεβη η βροχη και ηλθον ηλθαν οι ποταμοι και επνευσαν οι ανεμοι και προσεπεσον προσεπεσαν τη οικια εκεινη και ουκ επεσεν τεθεμελιωτο γαρ επι την πετραν
The "
winds blew" is a more real version of the fairy tail of the big bad wolf that huffed and puffed and tried to blow the houses of the pigs down (straw, brick).
41. Matthew 7:26
KJV: 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:
Greek: και πας ο ακουων μου τους λογους τουτους και μη ποιων αυτους ομοιωθησεται ανδρι μωρω οστις ωκοδομησεν αυτου την οικιαν αυτου επι την αμμον
Latin: et omnis qui audit verba mea haec et non facit ea similis erit viro stulto qui aedificavit domum suam supra harenam
Spanish: Y todo el que oye estas mis palabras y no las hace, será comparado al hombre insensato, que edificó su casa sobre la arena;
The important words here include the following in the
KJV.
"foolish"
"house" (same as previous verse)
"built" (same as previous verse)
"sand"
The Latin word
"harenam" ≈ "sand, arena" and sometimes shortened to the Latin word
"arenam" ≈ "sand, arena".
42. Foolish and moronic babies
43. English words related to moron
Here are some English words related to the ancient Greek "
μωρός" for "
foolish".
"moron" as someone who is slow and not very bright and often considered a synonym of "fool".,
"oxymoron" as "sharply stupid" as in a contradiction of terms, where the "oxy" is the source of the "oxy" in "oxygen"
"sophomore" as "wise fool" as the second year student (high school, college) who knows enough to appear foolish
The ancient Greek words
"μωρός" (mo-ROS) ≈ "dull, stupid, foolish" and
"σοφός" (so-FOS) ≈ "wise" appear together in a verse in two places in the Bible, the second in a negative sense as "
not wise".
44. Proverbs 27:3 Sand
Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. [kjv]
βαρυ λιθος και δυσβαστακτον αμμος οργη δε αφρονος βαρυτερα αμφοτερων [lxx]
… piedra… arena … [es]
Sand is a granular material consisting of many materials but usually contains a lot of silicon. Sand shifts easily and is not a stable foundation on which to build.
The modern Greek word
"άμμος" (AM-mos) ≈ "sand, dust" and is related to the modern Greek word
"άμαθος" (A-ma-thos) ≈ "sand, dust".
The English phrase "
shifting sand" has to do with something not being as stable as one might be expect - due to unforeseen (sometimes chaotic) changes (as with the wind or storms).
The Latin word
"arena" ≈ "sand, arena" as gladiator combatants fought each other on a sand floor in on open area with spectators.
45. Proverbs 27:3
KJV: A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Hebrew: כבד אבן ונטל החול וכעס אויל כבד משניהם׃
Greek: βαρυ λιθος και δυσβαστακτον αμμος οργη δε αφρονος βαρυτερα αμφοτερων
Latin: grave est saxum et onerosa harena sed ira stulti utroque gravior
Wycliffe: A stoon is heuy, and grauel is chariouse; but the ire of a fool is heuyere than euer eithir.
Luther: Stein ist schwer und Sand ist Last; aber des Narren Zorn ist schwerer denn die beiden.
Spanish: Pesada es la piedra, y la arena pesa; mas la ira del necio es más pesada que ambas cosas.
46. Matthew 7:27
KJV: 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.
Greek: και κατεβη η βροχη και ηλθον ηλθαν οι ποταμοι και επνευσαν οι ανεμοι και προσεκοψαν τη οικια εκεινη και επεσεν και ην η πτωσις αυτης μεγαλη
Notice how Jesus often covers both aspects to insure that the message is more clear.
In terms of mathematics, this is an "if and only if" type of situation.
In terms of statistics, this is covering a "conditional probability" both way.
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47. Foundation
Most people, when building a house, will build it on a firm foundation.
In some cases, it might not be known that the foundation is, say, on a fault line - not good in the case of an earthquake.
48. Stilted foundation
Whenever people build a house at the beach, instead of building it on stand, the house is actually built on stilts or poles that reach down to a firmer foundation.
49. Camping tents
Tents are designed for a temporary situation. Camping on sand may not matter - unless there is a storm or surge, etc.
Many inexperienced campers will camp an a firm foundation, for all "
in tents", but it may be in a low area or an a place where rain or a f/ash flood will inundate that area. The foundation did look firm on a local level, just not good on a global level where water accumulates.
50. Quonset huts
During World War II, quonset huts were designed, first at Quonset Point in Rhode Island, for a quick temporary building, perhaps on sand depending on the immediate military needs.
51. Weak foundations
How many people have actually built a house on a weak foundation such as sand? How likely is this to happen?
The comparison Jesus makes is interesting in that no one would really try to build a house on a weak foundation.
Let us investigate further.
52. Electromagnetic pulse
What could happen to make technology "
not work"?
Remember, networking is good, not working is not good.
53. Continental United States
What would happen if all computer chips stopped working in the continental United States?
What could do that?
54. Nuclear explosion
How about a nuclear explosion above the plains of central USA? Any kind would have this effect. It does not have to be very precise.
55. Target USA
56. Computer chips
What types of devices contain computer chips?
car - has dozens of chips
cell phone
computer
cell phone towers
gas pumps
ATM's
...
57. Manual backup systems
What happens in a paperless environment when digital technology stops working and where everyone has forgotten how to do it the old way?
The report to the government about EMP came out the same week that the 9/11, and was largely ignored.
58. Plasmas
An explosion like an EMP can happen with sufficiently strong plasma radiations, such as sometimes happens in the sun or the explosion of a nuclear device in the atmosphere.
That is why many nations agreed to ban above-ground nuclear testing. The idea was good press and easy to reach an agreement, since anyone doing such tests would destroy their own infrastructure.
This would be somewhat like the use of gas in World War I. Sometimes, the wind changed direction and the gas ended up killing ones own troops.
59. Plasma
The Greek word for "
plasma" appears a number of times in the
LXX (Septuagint) and
GNT.
The early state of creation is often called "
chaos" (from Greek mythology).
60. Physics plasma
A "
plasma" in physics is the fourth state of matter (dissociated ions) after solid, liquid and gas.
What is the fifth state of matter?
The fifth state of matter might be found in Connecticut, the fifth state to join the United States as one of the thirteen colonies.
A natural example of a plasma is a lightning bolt.
An artificial example of a plasma is a neon light (that contains neon that when on glows).
61. Element 10: Neon
The chemical element "
Neon", atomic number 10, was named for the Greek «
νεο» because it was newly discovered (by Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers in 1898).
The modern Greek word
"νέος" (NEH-os) ≈ "new". The Greek prefixes «
νου» and «
νεο», as in "
neolithic", mean "
new".
62. Neon lights
Neon is a "
noble gas" that can be used in what are called "
neon lights". Different gases yield different colors.
neon: orange
hydrogen: red
helium: yellow
carbon dioxide: white
mercury: blue
The first neon light was by Georges Claude and first appeared at the Paris Motor Show in 1910.
63. Romans 9:20
KJV: Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Greek: μενουνγε ω ανθρωπε μενουνγε συ τις ει ο ανταποκρινομενος τω θεω μη ερει το πλασμα τω πλασαντι τι με εποιησας ουτως
Latin: o homo tu quis es qui respondeas Deo numquid dicit figmentum ei qui se finxit quid me fecisti sic
64. Strongs
- *G4110 *1 πλάσμα (plas'-mah) : from G4111 πλάσσω; something moulded:--thing formed.
- πλασμα
- Romans 9:20 ... that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why ...
- *G4111 *2 πλάσσω (plas'-so) : a primary verb; to mould, i.e. shape or fabricate:--form.
- πλασαντι
- Romans 9:20 ... Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
- επλασθη
- 1 Timothy 2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
65. Psarms103
In Psalms 103, the LXX uses both "plasma" and "dust" (related to "chaos") in the same verse - a form of Hebrew poetry.
66. Psalms 103:14
KJV: For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
Hebrew: כי הוא ידע יצרנו זכור כי עפר אנחנו׃
Greek: οτι αυτος εγνω το πλασμα ημων μνησθητι οτι χους εσμεν
67. Hebrew
68. Strongs
- *H6083 עָפָר (aw-fawr') : from H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud:--ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
The
KJV word "
frame" is in the sense of "
form" that fits with "
dust".
69. Isaiah 29:16
KJV: Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
Hebrew: הפככם אם כחמר היצר יחשב כי יאמר מעשה לעשהו לא עשני ויצר אמר ליוצרו לא הבין׃
Greek: ουχ ως ο πηλος του κεραμεως λογισθησεσθε μη ερει το πλασμα τω πλασαντι ου συ με επλασας η το ποιημα τω ποιησαντι ου συνετως με εποιησας
Latin: perversa est haec vestra cogitatio quasi lutum contra figulum cogitet et dicat opus factori suo non fecisti me et figmentum dicat fictori suo non intellegis
70. Habakkuk 2:18
KJV: What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
Hebrew: מה הועיל פסל כי פסלו יצרו מסכה ומורה שקר כי בטח יצר יצרו עליו לעשות אלילים אלמים׃
Greek: τι ωφελει γλυπτον οτι εγλυψαν αυτο επλασαν αυτο χωνευμα φαντασιαν ψευδη οτι πεποιθεν ο πλασας επι το πλασμα αυτου του ποιησαι ειδωλα κωφα
71. Plasma and waters
Genesis 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. [kjv]
1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. [kjv]
1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. [kjv]
The "
waters" in the creation story in Genesis 1 fit well with the physical properties of a "
plasma", as the entropy (disorder) of the system of the created universe is decreased each day.
72. Genesis 1:6
KJV: And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Hebrew: ויאמר אלהים יהי רקיע בתוך המים ויהי מבדיל בין מים למים׃
Greek: και ειπεν ο θεος γενηθητω στερεωμα εν μεσω του υδατος και εστω διαχωριζον ανα μεσον υδατος και υδατος και εγενετο ουτως
73. Genesis 1:7
KJV: And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
Hebrew: ויעש אלהים את הרקיע ויבדל בין המים אשר מתחת לרקיע ובין המים אשר מעל לרקיע ויהי כן׃
Greek: και εποιησεν ο θεος το στερεωμα και διεχωρισεν ο θεος ανα μεσον του υδατος ο ην υποκατω του στερεωματος και ανα μεσον του υδατος του επανω του στερεωματος
74. Genesis 1:8
KJV: And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Hebrew: ויקרא אלהים לרקיע שמים ויהי ערב ויהי בקר יום שני׃
Greek: και εκαλεσεν ο θεος το στερεωμα ουρανον και ειδεν ο θεος οτι καλον και εγενετο εσπερα και εγενετο πρωι ημερα δευτερα
The Hebrew word
"יום" (yom) ≈ "day".
Note that according the
KJV (and Hebrew) God had a bad Monday (the evening before until Monday evening) since God did not see anything good this day. Tuesday, however, is the day of double blessing which is why Hebrew weddings were often on Tuesday, the third day.
75. John 2:1
KJV: And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
Greek: και τη ημερα τη τριτη γαμος εγενετο εν κανα της γαλιλαιας και ην η μητηρ του ιησου εκει
Latin: et die tertio nuptiae factae sunt in Cana Galilaeae et erat mater Iesu ibi
Note above that the
LXX does have God seeing that this day is good. Did the
LXX add this to the text? Did the Hebrew text remove it to go from eight times to seven times that God saw that what he did was good? It is not clear.
Here is a hypothetical thought.
What happens if these "
waters" of "
plasma" are associated with the "
waters" that destroy the "
house" built on "
sand" in Matthew 7:24-27.
How could that happen? Let us investigate. First, could a world economy be destroyed in a few hours?
76. Babylon in Revelation
The word "
Babylon" is used in six verses in Revelation.
Revelation describes an end-time scenario about "
Babylon" where a world economic leader, and perhaps the world economy, is effectively destroyed in within an hour. Could that actually happen?
No one is quite sure in this context what the name Babylon represents. Some verse parts appear to fit today. But others do not.
77. City
What great city would be a candidate for a modern day Babylon?
In Revelation, this great city, whatever it represents, comes to a quick and violent end.
78. Strongs - Babylon
- *G897 *12 Βαβυλών (bab-oo-lone') : of Hebrew origin (894); Babylon, the capitol of Chaldaea (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny)):-- Babylon.
- βαβυλων *6
- Revelation 14:8 ... another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great ...
- Revelation 16:19 ... fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, ...
- Revelation 17:5 ... was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS ...
- Revelation 18:2 ... a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, ...
- Revelation 18:10 ... that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for ...
- Revelation 18:21 ... shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found ...
- βαβυλωνος *5
- Matthew 1:11 ... about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
- Matthew 1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; ...
- Matthew 1:17 ... until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ ...
- Acts 7:43 ... you away beyond Babylon.
- βαβυλωνι
- 1 Peter 5:13 The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; ...
79. Revelation 14:8
KJV: And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Greek: και αλλος δευτερος αγγελος ηκολουθησεν λεγων επεσεν επεσεν βαβυλων η πολις η μεγαλη οτι η εκ του οινου του θυμου της πορνειας αυτης πεποτικεν παντα τα εθνη
80. Strongs - wrath
- *G2372 *18 θυμός (thoo-mos') : from G2380; passion (as if breathing hard):--fierceness, indignation, wrath. Compare G5590.
- θυμου *10
- Luke 4:28 ... when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
- Acts 19:28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, ...
- Revelation 14:8 ... drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
- Revelation 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out ...
- Revelation 14:19 ... it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
- Revelation 15:7 ... golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ...
- Revelation 16:1 ... and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
- Revelation 16:19 ... unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
- Revelation 18:3 ... have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and ...
- Revelation 19:15 ... he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
- θυμος *3
- Romans 2:8 ... but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
- Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and ...
- Revelation 15:1 ... in them is filled up the wrath of God.
- θυμον *3
- Colossians 3:8 ... put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication ...
- Hebrews 11:27 ... Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, ...
- Revelation 12:12 ... you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath ...
- θυμοι *2
- 2 Corinthians 12:20 ... lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, ...
- Galatians 5:20 ... hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
81. Strongs - fornication
- *G4202 *24 πορνεία (por-ni'-ah) : from G4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:--fornication.
- πορνειας *11
- Matthew 5:32 ... wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: ...
- Acts 15:20 ... pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
- Acts 15:29 ... and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep ...
- 1 Corinthians 7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, ...
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3 ... ye should abstain from fornication:
- Revelation 2:21 ... repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
- Revelation 9:21 ... nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
- Revelation 14:8 ... the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
- Revelation 17:2 ... with the wine of her fornication.
- Revelation 17:4 ... and filthiness of her fornication:
- Revelation 18:3 ... the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth ...
- πορνεια *8
- Matthew 19:9 ... wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, ...
- 1 Corinthians 5:1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as ...
- 1 Corinthians 6:13 ... Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and ...
- 2 Corinthians 12:21 ... of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
- Galatians 5:19 ... which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
- Ephesians 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or ...
- Revelation 19:2 ... the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood ...
- πορνειαν *3
- Acts 21:25 ... and from strangled, and from fornication.
- 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man ...
- Colossians 3:5 ... which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil ...
- πορνειαι *2
- Matthew 15:19 ... thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
- Mark 7:21 ... evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
82. Requirements
Here are some requirements for Babylon.
A great city.
All nations or peoples are made to "drink".
The "drink" is the wine of the wrath of her "fornication".
83. Revelation 16:19
KJV: And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Greek: και εγενετο η πολις η μεγαλη εις τρια μερη και αι πολεις των εθνων επεσον επεσαν και βαβυλων η μεγαλη εμνησθη ενωπιον του θεου δουναι αυτη το ποτηριον του οινου του θυμου της οργης αυτου
84. Mystery
The "mystery" is that of "Babylon". The next verse appears to indicate more clearly that the word "Babylon" is a code word for some worldly organization - city, people, nation, etc.
85. Revelation 17:5
KJV: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Greek: και επι το μετωπον αυτης ονομα γεγραμμενον μυστηριον βαβυλων η μεγαλη η μητηρ των πορνων και των βδελυγματων της γης
86. Babylon is fallen
More information is provided in the next verse.
87. Revelation 18:2
KJV: And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Greek: και εκραξεν εν ισχυι ισχυρα φωνη μεγαλη λεγων επεσεν επεσεν βαβυλων η μεγαλη και εγενετο κατοικητηριον δαιμονων δαιμονιων και φυλακη παντος πνευματος ακαθαρτου και φυλακη παντος ορνεου ακαθαρτου και μεμισημενου
Latin: et exclamavit in forti voce dicens cecidit cecidit Babylon magna et facta est habitatio daemoniorum et custodia omnis spiritus inmundi et custodia omnis volucris inmundae
Wycliffe: `And he criede with strong vois, `and seide, Greet Babiloyn felde doun, felde doun, and is maad the habitacioun of deuelis, and the keping of ech vnclene spirit, and`the keping of ech vnclene foul, and hateful.
Tyndale: And he cryed myghtyly with a stronge voyce sayinge: Great Babilon is fallen ys fallen and ys become the habitation of devels and the holde of all fowle sprettes and a cage of all vnclene and hatefull byrdes
Luther: Und schrie aus Macht mit großer Stimme und sprach: Sie ist gefallen, sie ist gefallen, Babylon, die große, und eine Behausung der Teufel worden und ein Behältnis aller unreinen Geister und ein Behältnis aller unreinen und feindseligen Vögel.
88. The end of Babylon
The verses in Revelation 18 signify the end of "Babylon".
89. Revelation 18:8
KJV: Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
Greek: δια τουτο εν μια ημερα ηξουσιν αι πληγαι αυτης θανατος και πενθος και λιμος και εν πυρι κατακαυθησεται οτι ισχυρος κυριος ο θεος ο κρινων κρινας αυτην
In a prophetic sense, it is not clear what "
utterly burned with fire" means.
Is there a precedent for this? How about Sodom and Gomorrah?
It appears to involve death, mourning and famine.
90. Revelation 18:9
KJV: And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Greek: και κλαυσονται αυτην κλαυσουσιν και κοψονται επ αυτη αυτην οι βασιλεις της γης οι μετ αυτης πορνευσαντες και στρηνιασαντες οταν βλεπωσιν τον καπνον της πυρωσεως αυτης
91. One hour
In modern times, a lot can happen in "one hour".
92. Revelation 18:10
KJV: Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
Greek: απο μακροθεν εστηκοτες δια τον φοβον του βασανισμου αυτης λεγοντες ουαι ουαι η πολις η μεγαλη βαβυλων η πολις η ισχυρα οτι εν μια ωρα ηλθεν η κρισις σου
93. Revelation 18:11
KJV: And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
Greek: και οι εμποροι της γης κλαιουσιν και πενθουσιν επ αυτη αυτην οτι τον γομον αυτων ουδεις αγοραζει ουκετι
94. Revelation 18:17
KJV: For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
Greek: οτι μια ωρα ηρημωθη ο τοσουτος πλουτος και πας κυβερνητης και πας επι των πλοιων ο ομιλος επι τοπον πλεων και ναυται και οσοι την θαλασσαν εργαζονται απο μακροθεν εστησαν
95. Atlantis
The legend of Atlantis has that city descending into the sea and being found no more..
Apparently "Babylon" will be thrown down into the sea - with violence - and found no more. What might that mean?
96. Revelation 18:21
KJV: And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Greek: και ηρεν εις αγγελος ισχυρος λιθον ως μυλον μυλινον μεγαν και εβαλεν εις την θαλασσαν λεγων ουτως ορμηματι βληθησεται βαβυλων η μεγαλη πολις και ου μη ευρεθη ετι
97. Millstones
Millstones around the neck and being cast into the sea are used by analogy by Jesus.
98. Switches
What do you need to build a computer?
99. Computer
To build a computer, you need a switch.
George Boole: Boolean logic using and, or, not, etc., in late 1800's.
Claude Shannon, established information theory: Masters thesis in 1939 on how to build a computer using switches according to Boolean logic.
What do you need to build a faster computer?
100. Faster computer
To build a computer, you need a switch. To build a faster computer, you need a faster switch.
What is a transistor?
101. Transistor
102. Switches
A
transistor is an electronic switch (i.e., an on-off switch that can be automatically controlled).
There are many possible switches.
mechanical switches
vacuum tubes
transistors
integrated circuits
very-large scale integrated circuits
molecular switches (?)
103. Research
To build a faster computer, you need a faster switch that can be automatically turned off and on.
Some companies are spending or have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in an attempt to find faster switches (e.g., for quantum computing).
104. Transistors
A transistor has three connections (based on voltage and resistance).
input
output
control switch
A
transistor is a switch put on silicon.
What is silicon?
105. Element 14: Silicon
The Latin word
"silex" ≈ "flint, silica" is the basis of the name "
silicon" for atomic element 14 coined in 1817 by chemist Thomas Thomson with ending "
-on" as in "
carbon".
Where is silicon found in abundance?
Sand is a granular material consisting of many materials but usually contains a lot of silicon.
Silicon is found on any beach.
106. Semiconductors
Silicon is a semiconductor.
What is a semiconductor?
107. Semiconductors
The word "
semi" means partial or partly from the Latin prefix
"semi" ≈ "half, partial".
semi-sweet chocolate (chocolate with not as much added sugar)
semi-trailer (trailer without a front axle)
A semiconductor is a partial conductor of electricity. This is what is needed to make a switch.
108. Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a valley in California where the weather is nice, making it easier to have a clean climate for making pure silicon needed for computer chips.
As (noted security podcaster and authority) Steve Gibson from GRC says about getting a secure computer.
Step 1: Get a bucket of sand. (Since you wall have to make your own semiconductor chips).
Link:
https://grc.com
109. Transistors
The transistor allows a computer to be
smaller,
faster, and
require less power.
We get a more powerful computer for the same price. Over the years, transistors have gone from a few to a chip to billions to a chip. This is Moore's Law in action.
110. World economy built on sand
So here is a somewhat fanciful scenario that puts some of the parable of the two houses into a modern context, as an intellectual exercise.
Another somewhat plausible scenario is to use the gladiator combats used as entertainment by Rome where the combatants fought each other on a sand floor. The Latin word
"arena" ≈ "sand, arena".
Let us review the relevant verses before looking at a more modern scenario.
111. Matthew 7:26
KJV: 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:
Greek: και πας ο ακουων μου τους λογους τουτους και μη ποιων αυτους ομοιωθησεται ανδρι μωρω οστις ωκοδομησεν αυτου την οικιαν αυτου επι την αμμον
112. Matthew 7:27
KJV: 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.
Greek: και κατεβη η βροχη και ηλθον ηλθαν οι ποταμοι και επνευσαν οι ανεμοι και προσεκοψαν τη οικια εκεινη και επεσεν και ην η πτωσις αυτης μεγαλη
The word "
house" is the basis of the word "
economy" which meant "
steward" in Bible times. Today, the world economy is built on computer technology that is essentially created from sand - silicon.
If waters represent "
plasma", and a flood of such plasma arrives, in the form of
EMP, then the world economy that is built on computer technology would quickly fail.
What is this "
rain" anyway? The same word (verb, not noun) is used to describe the "
rain" on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Somehow the "
rain" causes a "
flood". What exactly is this flood?
There are some other interesting questions.
The "flood" beats on the "house", not on the "rock" or the "sand".
Is the "wind" that "blows" incidental or needed? It "blows" on the "house", not the "foundation". Floods usually do not need "wind" to cause their effects.
The "house" "fell", as in the fall that leaves one a "poor" person.
Why was the "fall" of the "house" a "great" fall?
In the case of an earthquake, a rock is not a good foundation. Buildings need to be more on sand is in having some "
give" to them.
If the
EMP were only in a specific geographic location, then just that large area (e.g., the continental United States) would be effected, as it was in Hawaii in the early 1960's when an
EMP disrupted electronics in Hawaii, over 500 miles away from the blast and not using any modern computer technology.
Today, most systems, from cars to gas pumps to phones to elevators, etc., are so dependent on computer technology that they would cease to work after such an attack. In most cases, there is no manual paper backup method.
Who would be so foolish as to build their house on sand? Has that been done with an economy built on a man-made technology based on sand?
Perhaps it would be better to build one's house on a rock such as the Rock of Jesus Christ who transcends the time and space of this universe.
113. Luke 6:46-48
For completeness, here is the Luke version, which omits some details and adds some literal interpretations.
Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? [kjv]
6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: [kjv]
6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. [kjv]
114. Luke 6:46
KJV: And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Greek: τι δε με καλειτε κυριε κυριε και ου ποιειτε α λεγω
115. Luke 6:47
KJV: Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Greek: πας ο ερχομενος προς με και ακουων μου των λογων και ποιων αυτους υποδειξω υμιν τινι εστιν ομοιος
116. Luke 6:48
KJV: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Greek: ομοιος εστιν ανθρωπω οικοδομουντι οικιαν ος εσκαψεν και εβαθυνεν και εθηκεν θεμελιον επι την πετραν πλημμυρας πλημμυρης δε γενομενης προσερρηξεν προσερηξεν ο ποταμος τη οικια εκεινη και ουκ ισχυσεν σαλευσαι αυτην τεθεμελιωτο γαρ επι την πετραν δια το καλως οικοδομησθαι αυτην
117. Luke 6:49
KJV: But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
Greek: ο δε ακουσας και μη ποιησας ομοιος εστιν ανθρωπω οικοδομησαντι οικιαν επι την γην χωρις θεμελιου η προσερρηξεν προσερηξεν ο ποταμος και ευθεως επεσεν ευθυς συνεπεσεν και εγενετο το ρηγμα της οικιας εκεινης μεγα
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