Jesus began the illustration by saying: “Everyone that hears these sayings of mine and does them will be likened to a discreet man, who built his house upon the rock - mass. ”
अर्थातच, येशू इथे शब्दशः घर कसे बांधावे याविषयी सांगत नव्हता तर, ख्रिस्ती व्यक्‍तिमत्त्व उभारण्याविषयी सांगत होता.