King James Version
Luke 6:47 in the King James Version says “Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:” — study this verse from Luke chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:”
Luke 6:47 · KJV
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
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.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“cometh”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“sayings”
G3056something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“I will shew”
G5263to exhibit under the eyes, i.e., (figuratively) to exemplify (instruct, admonish)
“to whom”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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