He replied,“ Instead, blessed are those who hear God’s word and obey it.”

耶稣说：“是，却还不如听神之道而遵守的人有福。”

耶稣却说：“更有福的是听上帝的道而遵守的人！”

耶稣却说：“更有福的是听神的道而遵守的人！”

耶稣回答说：“但那听了上帝的话又去遵行的人更有福。”

他说：“是的，却还不如听神的道而遵守的人有福。”

耶稣说：“那听了神的话语又遵守的人，才真是蒙福的！”

耶穌說：「是，卻還不如聽神之道而遵守的人有福。」

耶穌卻說：「更有福的是聽上帝的道而遵守的人！」

耶穌卻說：「更有福的是聽神的道而遵守的人！」

耶穌回答說：「但那聽了上帝的話又去遵行的人更有福。」

他說：“是的，卻還不如聽神的道而遵守的人有福。”

他說：『是的，還不如聽上帝的話而遵守的人為有福呢！』

耶穌說：「那聽了神的話語又遵守的人，才真是蒙福的！」

耶穌曰、未若聽上帝道而守之者福也、○

耶穌曰、未若聽上帝道而守之者為有福、○

耶穌曰、未若聽天主道而守之者為有福、○

耶穌應曰：『第未若聞天主之道、而身體力行者之有福耳。』

He replied,“ Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

But he said,“ Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Jesus replied,“ But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”

He said,“ Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”

But He said,“ On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it.”

But He said,“ More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

He said,“ Even more, those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed!”

But he said, Yea rather, blessed[ are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

But he replied,“ Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

But he said,“ On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

Some people come and listen to me and do what I say. I will show you what they are like.They are like a man who builds a house. He digs down deep and sets it on solid rock. When a flood comes, the river rushes against the house. But the water can’t shake it. The house is well built.

He replied,“ My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and do what it says.”

Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who have respect for the Lord. They find great delight when they obey God’s commands.

So get rid of everything that is sinful. Get rid of the evil that is all around us. Don’t be too proud to accept the word that is planted in you. It can save you.Don’t just listen to the word. You fool yourselves if you do that. You must do what it says.Suppose someone listens to the word but doesn’t do what it says. Then they are like a person who looks at their face in a mirror.After looking at themselves, they leave. And right away they forget what they look like.But suppose someone takes a good look at the perfect law that gives freedom. And they keep looking at it. Suppose they don’t forget what they’ve heard, but they do what the law says. Then this person will be blessed in what they do.

The Lord is the Holy One of Israel. He sets his people free. He says to them,“ I am the Lord your God. I teach you what is best for you. I direct you in the way you should go.I wish you would pay attention to my commands. If you did, peace would flow over you like a river. Godliness would sweep over you like the waves of the ocean.

Now you know these things. So you will be blessed if you do them.

Blessed is the person who obeys the law of the Lord. They don’t follow the advice of evil people. They don’t make a habit of doing what sinners do. They don’t join those who make fun of the Lord and his law.Instead, the law of the Lord gives them joy. They think about his law day and night.That kind of person is like a tree that is planted near a stream of water. It always bears its fruit at the right time. Its leaves don’t dry up. Everything godly people do turns out well.

Dear friends, if our hearts do not judge us, we can be bold with God.And he will give us anything we ask. That’s because we obey his commands. We do what pleases him.God has commanded us to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ. He has also commanded us to love one another.The one who obeys God’s commands remains joined to him. And he remains joined to them. Here is how we know that God lives in us. We know it because of the Holy Spirit he gave us.

Blessed are those who live without blame. They live in keeping with the law of the Lord.Blessed are those who obey his covenant laws. They trust in him with all their hearts.They don’t do anything wrong. They live as he wants them to live.You have given me rules that I must obey completely.I hope I will always stand firm in following your orders.Then I won’t be put to shame when I think about all your commands.

Jesus replied to him,“ Who is my mother? And who are my brothers?”Jesus pointed to his disciples. He said,“ Here is my mother! Here are my brothers!Anyone who does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother or sister or mother.”

“ Not everyone who says to me,‘ Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do what my Father in heaven wants will enter.Many will say to me on that day,‘ Lord! Lord! Didn’t we prophesy in your name? Didn’t we drive out demons in your name? Didn’t we do many miracles in your name?’Then I will tell them clearly,‘ I never knew you. Get away from me, you who do evil!’“ So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is like a wise man. He builds his house on the rock.The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. But it does not fall. It is built on the rock.

Blessed are all those who have respect for the Lord. They live as he wants them to live.

“ Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will have the right to come to the tree of life. They will be allowed to go through the gates into the city.