24. Anyone who hears and obeys these teachings of mine is like a wise person who built a house on solid rock.
25. Rain poured down, rivers flooded, and winds beat against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on solid rock.
26. Anyone who hears my teachings and doesn't obey them is like a foolish person who built a house on sand.
27. The rain poured down, the rivers flooded, and the winds blew and beat against that house. Finally, it fell with a crash.
28. When Jesus finished speaking, the crowds were surprised at his teaching.
29. He taught them like someone with authority, and not like their teachers of the Law of Moses.