Jer 44:16, Eze 33:31-32, Mat 7:26-27, Luk 6:47-7:16, Jam 2:14-26 | ESV | STEP | As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord , we will not listen to you.

31 ^bAnd they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for ^cwith lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain. 32 And behold, you are to them like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and ^dplays ^{▼▼Hebrew like the singing of lustful songs with a beautiful voice and one who plays} well on an instrument, for ^fthey hear what you say, but they will not do it.

Matthew 7:26-27

26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like ^ga foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 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.”

Luke 6:47-49

47 ^hEveryone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts founded upon the rock} 49 ^jBut the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and ^kthe ruin of that house was great.”

Luke 7:1-16

Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant

1 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, ^lhe entered Capernaum. 2 Now a centurion had a servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verses 3, 8, 10} who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion ^{▼▼Greek he} heard about Jesus, ^ohe sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, ^p“He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us ^qour synagogue.” 6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, ^rdo not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But ^ssay the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 9 When Jesus heard these things, ^the marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such ^ufaith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son

11 Soon afterward ^{▼▼Some manuscripts The next day} he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, ^wthe only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, ^xhe had compassion on her and ^ysaid to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched ^zthe bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, ^aaarise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} ^acgave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized them all, and ^adthey glorified God, saying, ^ae“A great prophet has arisen among us!” and ^af“God has visited his people!”

James 2:14-26

Faith Without Works Is Dead

14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith ^agbut does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 ^ahIf a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 ^aiand one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good ^{▼▼Or benefit} is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith ^akapart from your works, and I will show you my faith ^alby my works. 19 ^amYou believe that God is one; you do well. Even ^anthe demons believe—and shudder! 20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? 21 ^aoWas not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that ^apfaith was active along with his works, and faith was completed ^aqby his works; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, ^ar“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a ^asfriend of God. 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 And in the same way was not also ^atRahab the prostitute justified by works ^auwhen she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.