(7:24–27) The final paragraph of the Sermon on the Mount continues the challenge to put the teachings of Jesus from the sermon into practice. Jesus has emphasized the practice of his teachings in these last four paragraphs, and here he compares those who both hear and practice his teachings to a house built on a rock, and those who hear but do not practice his teachings are like a house built on sand. 7:24 Jesus compares the hearing and practice of his teachings to a wise man who
Matthew 7:24–27