Bible Strands
Luke 6:47
I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses listeners who call Him Lord but fail to obey, immediately before illustrating the stability that follows obedience. He speaks to those who acknowledge His authority yet neglect His commands.
The words — The text highlights ἀκούων (akouōn) as hearing and ἐρχόμενος (erchomenos) as coming. These terms mark the active approach and attention required to receive His instruction.
The thread — The pattern of hearing and obeying appears in Matthew 7:24, where acting on His words parallels building on rock, and in James 1:22, which warns against hearing without doing. Luke 11:28 similarly identifies obedience to God’s word as the basis of blessing.
Why it lands — The verse demands that acknowledgment of Jesus’ authority be verified by immediate obedience. It requires readers to align their actions with His commands rather than resting on verbal profession.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Cross-references
- James 1:22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
- Matthew 7:24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Luke 11:28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- James 4:17 Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
- Matthew 12:50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
- Romans 2:7 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- John 13:17 If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
- John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- 1 Peter 2:4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,