# General Information:

Jesus compares the person who obeys his teaching to a man who builds a house on rock where it will be safe from floods. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# Lord, Lord

The repetition of these words indicates that they regularly called Jesus "Lord."

# Every person who comes to me ... I will tell you what he is like

It may be clearer to change the order of this sentence. AT: "I will tell you what every person is like who comes to me and hears my words and obeys them"

# built the house's foundation on solid rock

"dug the foundation of the house deep enough to reach a foundation of solid rock." Some cultures may not be familiar with building on bedrock, and may need to use another image for a stable foundation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# foundation

"base" or "support"

# solid rock

"bedrock." This is the very large, hard rock that is deep under the soil.

# torrent of water

"fast-moving water" or "river"

# flowed against

"crashed against"

# shake it

Possible meanings are 1) "cause it to shake" or 2) "destroy it."

# because it had been well built

This can be stated in active form. AT: "because the man had built it well" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obey]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/foundation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flood]]