"Everyonewho comesto Me and hearsMy wordsand actson them, I will showyou whomhe is like:
"Inclineyour earand cometo Me. Listen,that you may live;And I will makean everlastingcovenantwith you, [According to] the faithfulmerciesshown to David.
"For whoeverdoesthe willof My Fatherwho is in heaven,he is My brotherand sisterand mother."
While he was stillspeaking,a brightcloudovershadowedthem, and behold,a voiceout of the cloudsaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,with whomI am well-pleased;listento Him!"
But He said,"On the contrary,blessedare thosewho hearthe wordof Godand observeit."
"Ifanyonecomesto Me, and does not hatehis own fatherand motherand wifeand childrenand brothersand sisters,yes,and evenhis ownlife,he cannotbe My disciple.
he is likea manbuildinga house,whodugdeepand laida foundationon the rock;and when a floodoccurred,the torrentburst againstthat houseand couldnot shakeit, becauseit had been wellbuilt.
"Those on the rocky[soil are] those who,whenthey hear,receivethe wordwith joy;and thesehaveno[firm] root;they believefor a while,and in timeof temptationfall away.
"Other[seed] fellinto the goodsoil,and grewup, and produceda cropa hundred times as great."As He saidthese things,He would callout, "He who hasearsto hear,let him hear."
"My sheephearMy voice,and I knowthem, and they followMe;
"Ifyou knowthese things,you are blessedifyou dothem.
"Ifyou loveMe, you will keepMy commandments.
and you are unwillingto cometo Me sothat you may havelife.
Jesussaidto them, "I amthe breadof life;he who comesto Me will not hunger,and he who believesin Me will neverthirst.
"Allthat the FathergivesMe will cometo Me, and the one who comesto Me I will certainlynot castout.
The Jewssaidto Him, "Nowwe knowthat You havea demon.Abrahamdied,and the prophets[also]; and You say,'IfanyonekeepsMy word,he will nevertasteof death.'
And having been made perfect,He becameto allthosewho obeyHim the sourceof eternalsalvation,
Therefore,to one who knows[the] right thingto doand does not doit, to him it is sin.
And comingto Him as to a livingstonewhich has been rejectedby men,but is choiceand preciousin the sightof God,
Therefore,brethren,be all the morediligentto makecertainabout His callingand choosingyou; for as long as you practicethese things,you will neverstumble;
Ifyou knowthat He is righteous,you knowthat everyonealsowho practicesrighteousnessis bornof Him.
Little children,make sure no onedeceivesyou; the one who practicesrighteousnessis righteous,justas He is righteous;
Blessedare thosewho washtheir robes,sothat they may have the rightto the treeof life,and may enterby the gatesinto the city.
