776 B
776 B
Jesus continues to teach the crowd about the importance of obeying him.
a man who built a house...
This metaphor now compares a man building a house without a foundation to a person who does not obey the teachings of Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
foundation
"base" or "support" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
without a foundation
This could be translated as "but he did not dig down and build a foundation first."
torrent of water
"fast-moving water" or "river" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
flowed against
"crashed against" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
collapsed
"fell down" or "came apart" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)