Luke 6:48

Luk 6:48. Θεμέλιον, foundation) viz. an artificial one: a rock, a natural one. To the former is opposed the absence of a foundation (Luk 6:49, χωρὶς θεμελίου): to the latter, the mere earth (τὴν γῆν).—οὐκ ἴσχυσε σαλεῦσαι, was not able to shake it) much less to destroy it.

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Luk 6:48 . ἔσκαψε καὶ ἐβάθυνε , dug, and kept deepening. A Hebraism, say Grotius and others = dug deeply. But Raphel produces an example from Xenophon of the same construction: σαφηνίζει τε καὶ ἀληθεύει for ἀληθῶς σαφηνίζει ( Oeconomici , cap. xx.). πλημμύρης (from πίμπλημι , ἅπ . λεγ . in N.T.), a flood, “the sudden rush of a spate,” Farrar (C. G. T.); “Hochwasser,” Weizsäcker. προσέρρηξεν , broke against, here and in Luk 6:49 only, in N. T.

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Verse 48. He is like a man, &c.] See on Mt 7:24-27.

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(48) When the flood arose.—Here we have some-what less fulness of detail than in St. Matthew’s mention of “the rain” and the “wind,” as well as the rivers or streams. The word rendered “flood” referred primarily to the “sea,” but had been transferred to the movement of any large body of water.

And could not shake it.—Better, and had no power to shake it. Somewhat stronger than the form in St. Matthew, which simply states the result, “it fell not.” Here the result of the “digging deep” to the rock-foundation was that the house was not even “shaken.”

For it was founded upon a rock.—The better MSS. give, because it had been well built, the verse having apparently been altered in later MSS. to bring it into agreement with St. Matthew.

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48. he is like a man which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock] The E.V. here loses all the picturesque force of the original. Rather, he is like a man building a house, who dug, and kept deepening, and laid a foundation on the rock. The rock is Christ and the teaching of Christ (1Co_10:4). Whether tested by flood, or by fire (1Co_3:11-15), only the genuine building stands. In another sense, too, “the wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand,” Pro_12:7.

the flood] Rather, an inundation; the sudden rush of a spait.

for it was founded upon a rock] Rather, for it had been founded upon the rock. In some MSS. (א, L) we find, instead of this clause, “because it was well built”

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But he that heareth, and doth not,.... Hears Christ's sayings externally, but does not obey his commands:

is like a man that without a foundation built upon the earth: that is, without digging for a foundation, built his house upon the surface of the earth; "upon the dust of it", as the Syriac version renders it; or, "upon the sand", as Matthew says: "against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great"; See Gill on Mat 7:26. See Gill on Mat 7:27.

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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.

Ver. 48. When the flood arose] Every man is that in truth which he is in a temptation.

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That man buildeth safely who hath both faith and good works; whereas the man that trusteth to his faith alone, to his reading or knowledge of Scripture, and doth not work and live accordingly, buildeth on sand. (Bristow)

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48. διὰ τὸ καλῶς οἰκοδομεῖσθαι αὐτήν אBL, Ti[128] οἰκοδομῆσθαι W.H[129] The reading of the Rec[130] is prob. from Mat 7:25.

[128] Ti. Tischendorf.

[129] W.H. Westcott and Hort.

[130] Rec. The Textus Receptus.

48. ὃς ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν, καὶ ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν. The E.V. here loses all the picturesque force of the original. Render, ‘he is like a man building a house, who dug, and kept deepening, and laid a foundation on the rock.’ The two first verbs are not a mere Hebraism or hendiadys for ‘he dug deep’ (Vulg[143] fodit in altum) as Schott says; but they give a picture, somewhat in the leisurely Hebrew manner. See Winer, p. 588. ‘Crescit oratio.’ Beza. The rock is Christ and the teaching of Christ (1Co 10:4). Whether tested by flood, or by fire (1Co 3:11-15), only the genuine building stands. In another sense, too, ‘the wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand,’ Pro 12:7.

[143] Vulg. Vulgate.

πλημμύρης. ‘An inundation;’ the sudden rush of a spait.

διὰ τὸ καλῶς κ.τ.λ. See critical note.

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48.] ἔσκαψεν κ. ἐβάθυνεν—not a mere hendiadys for “dug deep,” but, as Bengel observes, “crescit oratio:” he dug, and deepened as he dug: was not content with one digging, but kept going deeper.

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48. ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν καὶ ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον “He dug and went deep (not a hendiadys for ‘dug deep’) and laid a foundation.” The whole of this graphic description is peculiar to Lk. Robinson stayed in a new house at Nazareth, the owner of which had dug down for thirty feet in order to build upon rock (Res. in Psa_2. p. 338). The parables in Mt. and Lk. are so far identical that in both the two builders desire to have their houses near a water-course, water in Palestine being very precious. In Mt. they build on different places, the one on the rock and the other on the sand, such as is often found in large level tracts by a dry water-course. Nothing is said about the wise builder digging through the sand till he comes to rock. Each finds what seems to him a good site ready to hand.

πλημμύρης “A flood,” whether from a river or a sea: and hence a flood of troubles and the like. See Jos. Ant. ii. 10, 2 and examples in Wetst. Here only in N.T., and in LXX only Job 40:18 (23).

οὐκ ἴσχυσεν . “Had not strength to.” The expression is a favourite one with Lk. (8:43, 13:24, 14:6, 29, 16:3, 20:26; Act 6:10, Act 6:15:10, 19:16, 20, 25:7, 27:16). For σαλεῦσαι Comp. 7:24, 21:26; Act 2:25 fr.Ps. 15:8, 4:31 : freq. in LXX.

διὰ καλῶς οἰκοδομησσθαι αὐτήν. This is certainly the true reading (א B L Ξ 33 157, Boh. Syr-Harcl. marg.). The common reading, τεθεμελίωτο γὰρ ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν (A C D X etc.; Latt. Syrr. Goth. Arm.), is obviously taken from Mt. The Ethiopic combines the two readings. Syr-Sin. omits.

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Digged deep [εσκαψεν και εβαθυνεν] . The A. V. regards the two words as a strong expression of a single idea; but the idea is twofold : he dug (through the sand), and deepened down into the solid rock. So Rev., rightly, he digged and went deep.

The flood [πλημμυρας] . There is no article : a flood. The word occurs in Luke only, and only in this passage. As a medical term it is used of excess of fluids in the body : flooding.

Beat vehemently [προσερρηξεν] . Rev., more literally, brake. Used by physicians of a rupture of the veins. It occurs only here and verse 49. Matthew has prosekoyan, beat.

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