The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. And it falls with a loud crash.”

雨淋，水冲，风吹，撞着那房子，房子就倒塌了，并且倒塌得很大。”

风吹，雨打，水冲，撞击那房子，房子就倒塌了，并且倒塌得很厉害。”

风吹，雨打，水冲，撞击那房子，房子就倒塌了，并且倒塌得很厉害。”

遇到风吹雨打、洪水冲击，房子就倒塌了，而且倒塌得很厉害。”

雨淋、水冲、风吹，摇撼那房子，房子就倒塌了，并且倒塌得很厉害。”

大雨降下，急流冲来，狂风刮起，撞击那房子，房子就倒塌了，并且倒塌得非常厉害。”

雨淋，水沖，風吹，撞着那房子，房子就倒塌了，並且倒塌得很大。」

風吹，雨打，水沖，撞擊那房子，房子就倒塌了，並且倒塌得很厲害。」

風吹，雨打，水沖，撞擊那房子，房子就倒塌了，並且倒塌得很厲害。」

遇到風吹雨打、洪水沖擊，房子就倒塌了，而且倒塌得很厲害。」

雨淋、水沖、風吹，搖撼那房子，房子就倒塌了，並且倒塌得很厲害。”

霖雨降，河流來，大風吹，碰着那房子，房子就倒壞；其倒壞是很大的！』

大雨降下，急流沖來，狂風颳起，撞擊那房子，房子就倒塌了，並且倒塌得非常厲害。」

雨降潦行、風吹撞屋、遂以傾覆、且傾覆者大也、○

雨降潦行、風吹撞屋、遂以傾覆、而傾覆者大也、○

雨降、河溢、風吹、撞其屋而傾頹、其傾頹者大矣、

雨降潦行、颶風倏起、相與衝而擊之、而其屋頹然傾圮、而不堪收拾矣。

The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”

The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. It collapsed with a great crash.”

And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell— and its collapse was great.”

and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.

The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. And its collapse was great!”

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!”

The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell— and great was its fall.”

What if we keep sinning on purpose? What if we do it even after we know the truth? Then there is no offering for our sins.All we can do is to wait in fear for God to judge. His blazing fire will burn up his enemies.Suppose someone did not obey the law of Moses. And suppose two or three witnesses made charges against them. That person would die without mercy.People who deserve even more punishment include those who have hated the Son of God. They include people who have said no to him. They include people who have treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that makes them holy. They also include people who have disrespected the Holy Spirit who brings God’s grace. Don’t you think people like this should be punished more than anyone else?We know the God who said,“ I am the God who judges people. I will pay them back.”( Deuteronomy 32:35) Scripture also says,“ The Lord will judge his people.”( Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalm 135:14)It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

They may have escaped the sin of the world. They may have come to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But what if they are once again caught up in sin? And what if it has become their master? Then they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.Suppose they had not known the way of godliness. This would have been better than to know godliness and then turn away from it. The way of godliness is the sacred command passed on to them.What the proverbs say about them is true.“ A dog returns to where it has thrown up.”( Proverbs 26:11) And,“ A pig that is washed goes back to rolling in the mud.”

People hear the message about the kingdom but do not understand it. Then the evil one comes. He steals what was planted in their hearts. Those people are like the seed planted on a path.The seed that fell on rocky places is like other people. They hear the message and at once receive it with joy.But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message.The seed that fell among the thorns is like others who hear the message. But then the worries of this life and the false promises of wealth crowd it out. They keep the message from producing fruit.

But each person’s work will be shown for what it is. On judgment day it will be brought to light. It will be put through fire. The fire will test how good each person’s work is.

“‘ “They lead my people away from me. They say,‘ Peace.’ But there isn’t any peace. They are like people who build a weak wall. They try to cover up the weakness by painting the wall white.Tell those who do this that their wall is going to fall. Heavy rains will come. I will send hailstones crashing down. Powerful winds will blow.The wall will fall down. Then people will ask them,‘ Now where is the paint you covered it with?’ ”“‘ So the Lord and King speaks. He says,“ When I am very angry, I will send a powerful wind. Hailstones and heavy rains will come. They will fall with great force.I will tear down the wall you prophets painted over. I will knock it down. The only thing left will be its foundation. When it falls, you will be destroyed along with it. Then you will know that I am the Lord.So I will pour out all my great anger on the wall. I will also send it against you prophets who painted it. I will say to you,‘ The wall is gone. You who painted it will be gone too.You prophets of Israel prophesied to Jerusalem. You saw visions of peace for its people. But there wasn’t any peace,’ announces the Lord and King.” ’

“ What happens when an evil spirit comes out of a person? It goes through dry areas looking for a place to rest. But it doesn’t find it.Then it says,‘ I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives there, it finds the house empty. The house has been swept clean and put in order.Then the evil spirit goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself. They go in and live there. That person is worse off than before. That is how it will be with the evil people of today.”