Pentecost Season · Year A
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
May 31, 2026
Overview & Insights
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock." (Matthew 7:24)
This is the close of the Sermon on the Mount, warning that entering the kingdom takes doing the will of God and not merely saying 'Lord, Lord.' Jesus likens the obedient hearer to a house built on rock and the disobedient one to a house built on sand.
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Commentary
Commentary on Matthew 7:21-29 Working Preacher
Lectionary commentary on hearing and doing Jesus' words and building on rock.
Matthew 7 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on the two builders and the will of the Father.
Matthew 7:21 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries gathered for those who say Lord, Lord yet do not obey.
The Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre
Brant Pitre's video walk through all of this Sunday's Mass readings, including the Gospel.
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time A: Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection
Catholic reflection and discussion questions gathering the day's readings.
Background & Word Study
Matthew 7:21 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek text with parsing for will of the Father, rock, and the wise builder.
Overview: Gospel of Matthew BibleProject
Animated overview of Matthew's structure and its five teaching discourses.
The Law BibleProject
Background on doing God's word, the frame for the Sermon on the Mount's call to obedience.
Enter the Bible: Matthew Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's introduction to the Gospel of Matthew (background only).
The Church Fathers
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