²¹ “I accept your terms,” she replied. And she sent them on their way, leaving the scarlet rope hanging from the window.

⁵ But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

Building on a Solid Foundation

²⁴ “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

¹⁸ When we come into the land, you must leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window through which you let us down. And all your family members—your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives—must be here inside the house.