And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

and other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down; why does it also render the ground useless?

and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children in thee; and shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation.

Every one falling on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?