Whoever therefore heareth these words of mine, and performeth them, I will compare him to a prudent man, who built his house on a rock:

And whoever heareth these words of mine, and performeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

And therefore the gospel-kingdom is like unto a king, who had a mind to settle accounts with his servants:

They replied, We are able. And He saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

And Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind: this is the first and great command.

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who tithe even your mint, and anise, and cummin, but neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and fidelity: these ye ought undoubtedly to practise, and not to omit the others.