At that very moment,<n id="1" /> three men sent to me from Caesarea<n id="2" /> approached<n id="3" /> the house where we were staying.<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">When Peter<n id="1" /> realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark,<n id="2" /> where many people had gathered together and were praying.

<p class="bodytext">Now, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts<n id="2" /> of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

And besides that, going around<n id="1" /> from house to house they learn to be lazy,<n id="2" /> and they are not only lazy, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">Now in a wealthy home<n id="1" /> there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.<n id="2" />

For some of these insinuate themselves<n id="1" /> into households and captivate weak women<n id="2" /> who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,<n id="1" />

He is like a man<n id="1" /> building a house, who dug down deep,<n id="2" /> and laid the foundation on bedrock. When<n id="3" /> a flood came, the river<n id="4" /> burst against that house but<n id="5" /> could not shake it, because it had been well built.<n id="6" />

As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down<n id="1" /> and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense,<n id="2" /> and myrrh.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;Everyone<n id="1" /> who hears these words of mine and does them is like<n id="2" /> a wise man<n id="3" /> who built his house on rock.

The rain fell, the flood<n id="1" /> came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

When<n id="1" /> he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus<n id="2" /> said to them, &#8220;Do you believe that I am able to do this?&#8221; They said to him, &#8220;Yes, Lord.&#8221;

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.<n id="1" />

And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off<n id="1" /> your feet as you leave that house or that town.

Now when Jesus<n id="1" /> realized what they were thinking, he said to them,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed,<n id="3" /> and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, &#8220;Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.&#8221;

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much<n id="1" /> and will inherit eternal life.

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief<n id="1" /> was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.