Matthew 7:25

What follows shows his wisdom, justified by events which he had anticipated and provided for; not abstract possibilities, but likely to happen every year certain to happen now and then. Therefore the prudence displayed is not exceptional, but just ordinary common sense. καὶ : observe the five καὶ in succession an eloquent polysyndeton, as grammarians call it; note also the rhythm of the sentence in which the war of the elements is described: down came the rain, down rushed the rivers, blew the winds sudden, fell, terrible. προσέπεσον, they fell upon that house: rain on roof, river on foundation, wind on walls. And what happened? καὶ οὐκ ἔπεσεν. The elements fell on it, but it did not fall. τεθεμελίωτο γὰρ : for a good reason, it was founded on the rock. The builder had seen to that.