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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.
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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 the ruin of that house was great.”
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The Sign of Jonah
When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
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Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness.
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If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.”
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Interpreting the Time
He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens.
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Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
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so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
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And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
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And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
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For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”