Luke 6:46-49

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The Wise and Foolish Builders^(A)

⁴⁶“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’^(B) and do not do what I say?^(C) ⁴⁷As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice,^(D) I will show you what they are like. ⁴⁸They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. ⁴⁹But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”

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James 2:14-17

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Faith and Deeds

¹⁴What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?^(A) Can such faith save them? ¹⁵Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.^(B) ¹⁶If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?^(C) ¹⁷In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.^(D)