Luke 6:49
But the man who listens to it, and does not act upon it, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and it collapsed at once, and the wreck of that house was complete."
Matthew 12:43-45
"When a foul spirit goes out of a man, it roams through deserts in search of rest and can find none.
Matthew 13:20-22
And what was sown upon the rocky soil means the man who hears the message and at once accepts it joyfully,
Matthew 21:29-30
And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.
Matthew 23:3
So do everything they tell you, and observe it all, but do not do as they do, for they talk but do not act.
Matthew 24:10
Then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.
Mark 4:17
but it takes no real root in them and they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes because of the message they give it up at once.
Luke 6:46
Why do you call me: 'Lord! Lord!' and not do what I tell you?
Luke 8:5-7
"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the path and was trodden on, and the wild birds ate it up.
Luke 10:12-16
I tell you, on that Day Sodom will fare better than that town!
Luke 11:24-26
When a foul spirit goes out of a man, it roams through deserts in search of rest, and when it finds none, it says, 'I will go back to my house that I left.'
Luke 12:47
The slave who knows his master's wishes, but does not get ready or act upon them, will be severely punished.
Luke 19:14
But his countrymen hated him, and they sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want this man made king over us.'
Luke 19:27
But bring those enemies of mine here who did not want me made king over them, and slaughter them in my presence!' "
John 15:2
Any branch of mine that does not bear fruit he trims away, and he prunes every branch that bears fruit, to make it bear more.
Acts 20:29
I know that after I am gone savage wolves will get in among you and will not spare the flock,
Acts 26:11
and many a time in all the synagogues I had them punished, and tried to force them to say impious things. In my extreme rage against them I even pursued them to distant towns.
1 Thessalonians 3:5
That was why, when I could not bear it any longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for I was afraid that the tempter might have tempted you and all our labor might be lost.
Hebrews 10:26-29
For if we choose to go on sinning after we have so fully learned the truth, there is no sacrifice left to be offered for our sins,
James 1:22-26
Obey the message; do not merely listen to it, and deceive yourselves.
James 2:17-26
So faith by itself, if it has no good deeds to show, is dead.
2 Peter 1:5-9
For this very reason make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,
2 Peter 2:20
For if after men have escaped the corrupting influences of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again become entangled in them and are overcome by them, their final condition is worse than their former one.
1 John 2:3-4
This is how we can be sure that we know him??y obeying his commands.
1 John 2:19
They have gone out from our number, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had, they would have stayed with us. It was to make it clear that none of them really belonged to us that they withdrew.