Build on Rock

³⁹And He spoke a parable to them: "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? ⁴⁰A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. ⁴¹And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? ⁴²Or how can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye. ⁴³"For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. ⁴⁴For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. ⁴⁵A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. ⁴⁶"But why do you call Me "Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say? ⁴⁷Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: ⁴⁸He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. ⁴⁹But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great."

^٣٩وَضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلًا: «هَلْ يَقْدِرُ أَعْمَى أَنْ يَقُودَ أَعْمَى؟ أَمَا يَسْقُطُ ٱلِٱثْنَانِ فِي حُفْرَةٍ؟ ^٤٠لَيْسَ ٱلتِّلْمِيذُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ مُعَلِّمِهِ، بَلْ كُلُّ مَنْ صَارَ كَامِلًا يَكُونُ مِثْلَ مُعَلِّمِهِ. ^٤١لِمَاذَا تَنْظُرُ ٱلْقَذَى ٱلَّذِي فِي عَيْنِ أَخِيكَ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْخَشَبَةُ ٱلَّتِي فِي عَيْنِكَ فَلَا تَفْطَنُ لَهَا؟ ^٤٢أَوْ كَيْفَ تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَقُولَ لِأَخِيكَ: يَا أَخِي، دَعْنِي أُخْرِجِ ٱلْقَذَى ٱلَّذِي فِي عَيْنِكَ، وَأَنْتَ لَا تَنْظُرُ ٱلْخَشَبَةَ ٱلَّتِي فِي عَيْنِكَ؟ يَا مُرَائِي! أَخْرِجْ أَوَّلًا ٱلْخَشَبَةَ مِنْ عَيْنِكَ، وَحِينَئِذٍ تُبْصِرُ جَيِّدًا أَنْ تُخْرِجَ ٱلْقَذَى ٱلَّذِي فِي عَيْنِ أَخِيكَ. ^٤٣ «لِأَنَّهُ مَا مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ تُثْمِرُ ثَمَرًا رَدِيًّا، وَلَا شَجَرَةٍ رَدِيَّةٍ تُثْمِرُ ثَمَرًا جَيِّدًا. ^٤٤لِأَنَّ كُلَّ شَجَرَةٍ تُعْرَفُ مِنْ ثَمَرِهَا. فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَجْتَنُونَ مِنَ ٱلشَّوْكِ تِينًا، وَلَا يَقْطِفُونَ مِنَ ٱلْعُلَّيْقِ عِنَبًا. ^٤٥اَلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلصَّالِحُ مِنْ كَنْزِ قَلْبِهِ ٱلصَّالِحِ يُخْرِجُ ٱلصَّلَاحَ، وَٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ مِنْ كَنْزِ قَلْبِهِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ يُخْرِجُ ٱلشَّرَّ. فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلَةِ ٱلْقَلْبِ يَتَكَلَّمُ فَمُهُ. ^٤٦ «وَلِمَاذَا تَدْعُونَنِي: يَارَبُّ، يَارَبُّ، وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَفْعَلُونَ مَا أَقُولُهُ؟ ^٤٧كُلُّ مَنْ يَأْتِي إِلَيَّ وَيَسْمَعُ كَلَامِي وَيَعْمَلُ بِهِ أُرِيكُمْ مَنْ يُشْبِهُ. ^٤٨يُشْبِهُ إِنْسَانًا بَنَى بَيْتًا، وَحَفَرَ وَعَمَّقَ وَوَضَعَ ٱلْأَسَاسَ عَلَى ٱلصَّخْرِ. فَلَمَّا حَدَثَ سَيْلٌ صَدَمَ ٱلنَّهْرُ ذَلِكَ ٱلْبَيْتَ، فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَنْ يُزَعْزِعَهُ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ مُؤَسَّسًا عَلَى ٱلصَّخْرِ. ^٤٩وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِي يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يَعْمَلُ، فَيُشْبِهُ إِنْسَانًا بَنَى بَيْتَهُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنْ دُونِ أَسَاسٍ، فَصَدَمَهُ ٱلنَّهْرُ فَسَقَطَ حَالًا، وَكَانَ خَرَابُ ذَلِكَ ٱلْبَيْتِ عَظِيمًا!».