²⁵ The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock.

²⁷ The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. It collapsed with a great crash.”

⁴⁹ But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The river crashed against it, and immediately it collapsed. And the destruction of that house was great.”^(A)

¹⁷ Knowing their thoughts,^(A) he told them, “Every kingdom divided^(B) against itself is headed for destruction, and a house divided against itself falls.

⁴ Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam^(A) fell on and killed—do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?

¹⁷ But it is easier^(A) for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to drop out.

³⁰ By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after being marched around by the Israelites for seven days.

¹³ At that moment a violent earthquake took place,^(A) a tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake. The survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

¹⁹ The great city^(A) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations^[a] fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; he gave her the cup filled with the wine of his fierce anger.^(B)