Luke 6:49 in Other Translations
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without [a] foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.
World English Bible (WEB)
But he who hears, and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having builded a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream brake forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.'
| ὁ | ho | oh | |
| But | δὲ | de | thay |
| he that heareth, | ἀκούσας | akousas | ah-KOO-sahs |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| doeth | μὴ | mē | may |
| not, | ποιήσας | poiēsas | poo-A-sahs |
| is | ὅμοιός | homoios | OH-moo-OSE |
| like | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |
| man a | ἀνθρώπῳ | anthrōpō | an-THROH-poh |
| that without | οἰκοδομήσαντι | oikodomēsanti | oo-koh-thoh-MAY-sahn-tee |
| a foundation | οἰκίαν | oikian | oo-KEE-an |
| built | ἐπὶ | epi | ay-PEE |
| an house | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| upon | γῆν | gēn | gane |
| the | χωρὶς | chōris | hoh-REES |
| earth; | θεμελίου | themeliou | thay-may-LEE-oo |
| against which did vehemently, | ᾗ | hē | ay |
| the | προσέῤῥηξεν | proserrhēxen | prose-ARE-ray-ksane |
| stream | ὁ | ho | oh |
| beat | ποταμός | potamos | poh-ta-MOSE |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| immediately | εὐθὲως | eutheōs | afe-THAY-ose |
| fell; it | ἔπεσεν | epesen | A-pay-sane |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| the | ἐγένετο | egeneto | ay-GAY-nay-toh |
| ruin | τὸ | to | toh |
| that of | ῥῆγμα | rhēgma | RAGE-ma |
| τῆς | tēs | tase | |
| house | οἰκίας | oikias | oo-KEE-as |
| was | ἐκείνης | ekeinēs | ake-EE-nase |
| great. | μέγα | mega | MAY-ga |