(though he himself did none of these things), who even eats upon the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife,
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
You are my friends if you do what I command you.
If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife,
if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman in her time of menstrual impurity, does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,
but have come back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’”
And the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place,
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