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Luke 6:47Sermon on the Plain
Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will show you who he is like. He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.
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Interpretation

Luke 6:47 shows a foundation rock that is lived within study and play—see "who" and "like". Give foundation rock when pressure tempts shortcuts—turn worship into posture.

Context

The setting is Luke—gospel narrative, highlighting foundation rock. Within ch. 6, a small unit frames the emphasis. Watch the terms “who” and “like”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Long‑standing tradition credits Luke to Luke the physician (companion of Paul). Modern scholarship on Luke sees Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.. Date: AD 80–90. Luke appears framed for Broader Greco‑Roman audience.. Genre and setting: gospel narrative, in the Sermon on the Plain. A careful historian-theologian frames a universal horizon.

More details
Traditional:Luke the physician (companion of Paul)
Modern scholarship:Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.
Date:AD 80–90
Audience:Broader Greco‑Roman audience.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in thousands of manuscripts. Early papyri (P46, P66, P75) from the 2nd-3rd centuries, along with major uncials like Sinaiticus and Vaticanus (4th century), provide strong textual witness. Minor variants exist but leave the overall message intact.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46