25. The rain poured down, the rivers overflowed, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock.
26. “But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27. The rain poured down, the rivers overflowed, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a terrible fall that was!”
28. When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowd was amazed at the way he taught.
29. He wasn't like the teachers of the Law; instead, he taught with authority.