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# Connecting Statement:
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This is the end of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, which began in [Matthew 5:3](../05/01.md).
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# like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand
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Jesus continues the simile from the previous verse. He compares those who do not obey his words to foolish house-builders. Only a fool would build a house on a sandy place where rain, floods, and wind can sweep the sand away. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# fell
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Use the general word in your language that describes what happens when a house falls down.
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# its destruction was complete
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The rain, floods, and wind completely destroyed the house.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obey]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flood]] |