Luke 6:48 in Other Translations
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.
World English Bible (WEB)
He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
he is like to a man building a house, who did dig, and deepen, and laid a foundation upon the rock, and a flood having come, the stream broke forth on that house, and was not able to shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.
| He is | ὅμοιός | homoios | OH-moo-OSE |
| like | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |
| a man | ἀνθρώπῳ | anthrōpō | an-THROH-poh |
| which | οἰκοδομοῦντι | oikodomounti | oo-koh-thoh-MOON-tee |
| built an | οἰκίαν | oikian | oo-KEE-an |
| house, | ὃς | hos | ose |
| and | ἔσκαψεν | eskapsen | A-ska-psane |
| digged | καὶ | kai | kay |
| deep, | ἐβάθυνεν | ebathynen | ay-VA-thyoo-nane |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| laid | ἔθηκεν | ethēken | A-thay-kane |
| the foundation | θεμέλιον | themelion | thay-MAY-lee-one |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | ay-PEE |
| a | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| rock: | πέτραν· | petran | PAY-trahn |
| and | πλημμύρας | plēmmyras | plame-MYOO-rahs |
| flood the when | δὲ | de | thay |
| arose, | γενομένης | genomenēs | gay-noh-MAY-nase |
| the | προσέῤῥηξεν | proserrhēxen | prose-ARE-ray-ksane |
| stream | ὁ | ho | oh |
| upon vehemently beat | ποταμὸς | potamos | poh-ta-MOSE |
| that | τῇ | tē | tay |
| οἰκίᾳ | oikia | oo-KEE-ah | |
| house, | ἐκείνῃ | ekeinē | ake-EE-nay |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| could | οὐκ | ouk | ook |
| not | ἴσχυσεν | ischysen | EE-skyoo-sane |
| shake | σαλεῦσαι | saleusai | sa-LAYF-say |
| it: | αὐτὴν | autēn | af-TANE |
| for | τεθεμελίωτο | tethemeliōto | tay-thay-may-LEE-oh-toh |
| founded was it | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| upon | ἐπὶ | epi | ay-PEE |
| a | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| rock. | πέτραν· | petran | PAY-trahn |