24 Whosoever therefore heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock;

25 And the rain fell, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, and it did not fall, because it was founded on a rock.

26 But whosoever heareth these words of mine, and doeth not them, shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

27 And the rain fell, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and fell upon that house; and he fell, and his fall was great.

28 And when Jesus had finished these words, the people were amazed at his teaching,

29 for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes and Pharisees.

Chapter 8

1 And when he came down from the mountain, a great multitude followed him.

2 And behold, the leper came near, and bowed down unto him, saying, Lord! If you want, you can cleanse me.

3 And Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said, I will, be cleansed. And immediately he was cleansed of leprosy.

4 And Jesus said to him, 'See that you tell no man, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a witness to them.'

5 And when Jesus entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, and besought him,

6 Lord! My servant lies at home in paralysis, and suffers terribly.

7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

8 And the centurion answered, and said, "Lord! I am not worthy that Thou should come under my roof, but speak only the word, and my servant shall recover;

9 For I am also a subject man, but having soldiers under me, I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and come; And to my servant, Do this, and he does.

10 And when Jesus heard this, he was amazed, and said to those who followed him, 'Verily I say unto you, and in Israel I have not found such faith.'

11 But I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

12 but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13 And Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go, and as you have believed, let it be done to you.' And his servant recovered in that hour.

14 And when Jesus came to the house of Peter, he saw his mother-in-law lying in a fever,