Now, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts upon them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
If you know all this, blessed are you if you really do it.
But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear and who observe the word of God!"
This is how we may be sure we know him, by obeying his commands.
If you love me you will keep my commands,
You are my friends — if you do what I command you;
If you keep my commands you will remain within my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain within his love.
Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, that is my brother and sister and mother."
The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on rock.
And everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act upon them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand.
Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.
Now where is the trusty and thoughtful servant, whom his lord and master has set over his household to assign them their supplies at the proper time?
Five of them were stupid and five were sensible.
whereas the sensible took oil in their vessels as well as their lamps.
But the sensible replied, 'No, there may not be enough for us and for you. Better go to the dealers and buy for yourselves.'
For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just in the eyes of God, it is those who obey the Law who will be acquitted,