This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence – and is set on fire by hell.