The Two Foundations

²⁴ “Therefore, ^(A)everyone who hears these words of Mine, and ^[a]acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ And the rain fell and the ^[b]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. ²⁶ And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not ^[c]act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. ²⁷ And the rain fell and the ^[d]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and its collapse was great.”

^28 [e](B)When Jesus had finished these words, ^(C)the crowds were amazed at His teaching; ²⁹ for He was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

²⁸ But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are ^(A)those who hear the word of God and follow it.”

²⁵ But one who has looked intently at the perfect law, ^(A)the law of freedom, and has continued in it, not having become a forgetful hearer but ^[a]an active doer, this person will be ^(B)blessed in ^[b]what he does.