⁵ His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

¹⁴ You are ^(A)my friends ^(B)if you do what I command you.

^22 (A)Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.

⁸ By faith ^(A)Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place ^(B)that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

⁵ And Simon answered, “Master, ^(A)we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” ⁶ And when they had done this, ^(B)they enclosed a large number of fish, and ^(C)their nets were breaking.

⁹ And ^(A)being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

⁶ But ^(A)rise and enter the city, and you will be told ^(B)what you are to do.”

Build Your House on the Rock

^46 (A)“Why ^(B)do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? ^47 (C)Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: ⁴⁸ he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.^{[a] 49 (D)}But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and ^(E)the ruin of that house was great.”

¹⁴ She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, ^(A)neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe.”