Matthew 7:24 Cross References

Matthew 7:24

24: "Anyone who listens to my teaching and obeys me is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

Luke 6:47

  1. I will show you what it's like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then obeys me.
  2. It is like a person who builds a house on a strong foundation laid upon the underlying rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against the house, it stands firm because it is well built.
  3. But anyone who listens and doesn't obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will crumble into a heap of ruins."

John 13:17

  1. You know these things--now do them! That is the path of blessing.

Luke 11:28

  1. He replied, "But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice."

1 Corinthians 3:10

  1. Because of God's special favor to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful.
  2. For no one can lay any other foundation than the one we already have--Jesus Christ.

James 2:17

  1. So you see, it isn't enough just to have faith. Faith that doesn't show itself by good deeds is no faith at all--it is dead and useless.
  2. Now someone may argue, "Some people have faith; others have good deeds." I say, "I can't see your faith if you don't have good deeds, but I will show you my faith through my good deeds."
  3. Do you still think it's enough just to believe that there is one God? Well, even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror!
  4. Fool! When will you ever learn that faith that does not result in good deeds is useless?
  5. Don't you remember that our ancestor Abraham was declared right with God because of what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

Psalms 111:10

  1. Reverence for the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom. The rewards of wisdom come to all who obey him. Praise his name forever!

1 John 3:22

  1. And we will receive whatever we request because we obey him and do the things that please him.
  2. And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
  3. Those who obey God's commandments live in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Holy Spirit lives in us.

Proverbs 10:8

  1. The wise are glad to be instructed, but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.

1 John 2:3

  1. And how can we be sure that we belong to him? By obeying his commandments.

John 14:15

  1. "If you love me, obey my commandments.

James 1:21

  1. So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.
  2. And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself.
  3. For if you just listen and don't obey, it is like looking at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance.
  4. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.
  5. But if you keep looking steadily into God's perfect law--the law that sets you free--and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

John 15:14

  1. You are my friends if you obey me.

Matthew 6:19

  1. "Don't store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal.
  2. Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves.
  3. Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be.

Galatians 6:7

  1. Don't be misled. Remember that you can't ignore God and get away with it. You will always reap what you sow!
  2. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful desires will harvest the consequences of decay and death. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

John 14:22

  1. Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, "Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?"
  2. Jesus replied, "All those who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and live with them.
  3. Anyone who doesn't love me will not do what I say. And remember, my words are not my own. This message is from the Father who sent me.

Matthew 12:50

  1. Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!"

John 15:10

  1. When you obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father and remain in his love.

Job 28:28

  1. And this is what he says to all humanity: `The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.'"

Matthew 7:7

  1. "Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened.
  2. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.

Proverbs 14:8

  1. The wise look ahead to see what is coming, but fools deceive themselves.

Matthew 7:13

  1. "You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy way.
  2. But the gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.

Psalms 119:130

  1. As your words are taught, they give light; even the simple can understand them.

1 John 5:3

  1. Loving God means keeping his commandments, and really, that isn't difficult.
  2. For every child of God defeats this evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory.
  3. And the ones who win this battle against the world are the ones who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

Galatians 5:6

  1. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, it makes no difference to God whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.
  2. You were getting along so well. Who has interfered with you to hold you back from following the truth?

Matthew 5:3

  1. "God blesses those who realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.
  2. God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  3. God blesses those who are gentle and lowly, for the whole earth will belong to them.
  4. God blesses those who are hungry and thirsty for justice, for they will receive it in full.
  5. God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Matthew 5:28

  1. But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust in his eye has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
  2. So if your eye--even if it is your good eye--causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  3. And if your hand--even if it is your stronger hand--causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  4. "You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a letter of divorce.'
  5. But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Revelation 22:14

  1. Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.
  2. Outside the city are the dogs--the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.

Psalms 119:99

  1. Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your decrees.

James 3:13

  1. If you are wise and understand God's ways, live a life of steady goodness so that only good deeds will pour forth. And if you don't brag about the good you do, then you will be truly wise!
  2. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your hearts, don't brag about being wise. That is the worst kind of lie.
  3. For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by the Devil.
  4. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every kind of evil.
  5. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.

Romans 2:6

  1. will judge all people according to what they have done.
  2. He will give eternal life to those who persist in doing what is good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
  3. But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and practice evil deeds.
  4. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on sinning--for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

Matthew 6:14

  1. "If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
  2. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
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