Proverbs 8:34
New King James Version
34 (A)Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
Proverbs 8:34
Amplified Bible
34
“Blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
Ephesians 4:21
New King James Version
21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:
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Ephesians 4:21
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21 If in fact you have [really] heard Him and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus [revealed in His life and personified in Him],
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Isaiah 28:23
New King James Version
Listen to the Teaching of God
23 Give ear and hear my voice,
Listen and hear my speech.
Isaiah 28:23
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23
Listen and hear my voice;
Listen carefully and hear my words.
Isaiah 55:3
New King James Version
3 Incline your ear, and (A)come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
(B)And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The (C)sure mercies of David.
Isaiah 55:3
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3
“Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.(A)
John 10:27
New King James Version
27 (A)My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
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John 10:27
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27 The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.
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John 18:37
New King James Version
37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?”
Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, (A)that I should bear (B)witness to the truth. Everyone who (C)is of the truth (D)hears My voice.”
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John 18:37
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37 So Pilate said to Him, “Then You are a King?” Jesus answered, “You say [correctly] that I am a King. This is why I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth [who is a friend of the truth and belongs to the truth] hears and listens carefully to My voice.”(A)
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John 6:63
New King James Version
63 (A)It is the Spirit who gives life; the (B)flesh profits nothing. The (C)words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
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John 6:63
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63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh conveys no benefit [it is of no account]. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life [providing eternal life].
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Luke 10:39
New King James Version
39 And she had a sister called Mary, (A)who also (B)sat at [a]Jesus’ feet and heard His word.
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- Luke 10:39 NU the Lord’s
Luke 10:39
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39 She had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Lord’s feet and was continually listening to His teaching.
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Luke 10:42
New King James Version
42 But (A)one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
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Luke 10:42
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42 but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part [that which is to her advantage], which will not be taken away from her.”
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Luke 8:21
New King James Version
21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
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Luke 8:21
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21 But He answered, “My mother and My brothers are these who listen to the word of God and do it!”
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Luke 8:18
New King James Version
18 Therefore take heed how you hear. (A)For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he [a]seems to (B)have will be taken from him.”
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- Luke 8:18 thinks that he has
Luke 8:18
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18 So be careful how you listen; for whoever has [a teachable heart], to him more [understanding] will be given; and whoever does not have [a longing for truth], even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”(A)
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Luke 11:28
New King James Version
28 But He said, (A)“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
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Luke 11:28
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28 But He said, “On the contrary, blessed (happy, favored by God) are those who hear the word of God and continually observe it.”
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Hebrews 4:7
New King James Version
7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said:
(A)“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts.”
Hebrews 4:7
Amplified Bible
7 He again sets a definite day, [a new] “Today,” [providing another opportunity to enter that rest by] saying through David after so long a time, just as has been said before [in the words already quoted],
“Today if you hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts.”(A)
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