Luke - 6:47

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47 Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 6:47.

Differing Translations

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Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:
Every one that cometh to me, and heareth my words, and doth them, I will shew you to whom he is like.
Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.
Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Whoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like.
Every one who is coming unto me, and is hearing my words, and is doing them, I will shew you to whom he is like;
Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:
Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like.
Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like:
Anyone who comes to me, and listens to my words, and does them: I will reveal to you what he is like.
Everyone who comes to me and listens to my teaching and acts on it – I will show you to whom they may be compared.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

I will show you - Ὑποδειξω, I will show you plainly. I will enable you fully to comprehend my meaning on this subject by the following parable. See this word explained Matthew 3:7 (note).

(10) Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
(10) Affliction at length discerns true godliness from false and feigned godliness.

Whosoever cometh to me,.... To be a disciple and follower:
and heareth my sayings, and doth them; See Gill on Matthew 7:24.
I will show you to whom he is like; or "to what thing he is like"; so the Syriac and Arabic versions; though what follows seems better to agree with person than thing.

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