²⁶ But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.

⁴⁹ But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”

²⁰ How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?

³⁰ “Therefore, the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi^[a] would always be my priests. But I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.