KJV ORIGINAL
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then the rain poured down, the floods rushed in, and the winds absolutely hammered that house — and it completely collapsed. The whole thing came crashing down hard.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When life's storms hit, if your foundation isn't solid, you're going down with it.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew, traditionally attributed to the apostle Matthew, was likely written for a community of Jewish Christians in Syria around 80-90 CE
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