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"Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
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and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
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And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;
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and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it."
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And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching,
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for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version)
