Hearing and Doing

24 “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25  The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock. 26  Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27  The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!”

28  When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching, 29  because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.

8  After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2  And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3  He stretched out his hand and touched him saying, “I am willing. Be clean!” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4  Then Jesus said to him, “See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”