King James Bible
KJVAnd the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Matthew 7:27 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
|---|---|---|
King James BibleKJV | And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. | |
American Standard VersionASV | and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great. | |
English Revised VersionERV | and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it. | |
World English BibleWEB | The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.| | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.' | |
American King James VersionAKJV | And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls; and disastrous is the fall.| |