Cross references

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.

Matthew 7:24 BSB

Matthew 7:24 has 31 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 31 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 6:47–49 (114 votes) and John 13:17 (86 votes). 56 other verses point back to it. It links with 27 other books, from Genesis 6 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does Matthew 7:24 point to?

The 20 strongest of 31, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. …

  2. John 13:1786 votes

    If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

  3. Luke 11:2871 votes

    But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

  4. By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

  5. So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. …

  6. 1 John 2:344 votes

    By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

  7. Psalm 111:1042 votes

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

  8. A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

  9. and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight. And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us. …

  10. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. …

  11. John 14:1528 votes
  12. John 15:1425 votes
  13. Job 28:2824 votes
  14. John 15:1023 votes
  15. Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Which verses point to Matthew 7:24?

The 10 strongest of 56.