23 But this is [a]what I commanded them, saying, ‘(A)Obey My voice, and (B)I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you shall walk [b]entirely in the way which I command you, so that it may (C)go well for you.’

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  1. Jeremiah 7:23 Lit the word
  2. Jeremiah 7:23 Lit in all the way

23 But this thing I did command them: ‘Listen to and obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, so that it may be well with you.’

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34 (A)Blessed is the person who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

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34 
“Blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

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(A)Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that [a]you may (B)live;
And I will make (C)an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the (D)faithful mercies [b]shown to David.

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  1. Isaiah 55:3 Lit your soul
  2. Isaiah 55:3 Lit of David


“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)

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Rise up, you (A)women who are at ease,
And hear my voice;
(B)Listen to my word,
You complacent daughters.

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Rise up, you women who are carefree,
And hear my voice,
You confident and unsuspecting daughters!
Listen to what I am saying.

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23 Listen and hear my voice,
Pay attention and hear my words.

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23 
Listen and hear my voice;
Listen carefully and hear my words.

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27 My sheep (A)listen to My voice, and (B)I know them, and they follow Me;

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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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37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, (A)You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world: (B)to testify to the truth. (C)Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

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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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63 (A)It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; (B)the words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life.

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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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47 (A)Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and [a]acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who [b]dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when there was a flood, the river burst against that house and yet it could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49 But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; and the river burst against it and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

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  1. Luke 6:47 Lit does
  2. Luke 6:48 Lit dug and went deep

47 Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like:(A) 48 he is like a [far-sighted, practical, and sensible] man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and yet could not shake it, because it had been securely built and founded on the rock. 49 But the one who has [merely] heard and has not practiced [what I say], is like a [foolish] man who built a house on the ground without any foundation, and the torrent burst against it; and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

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39 And she had a sister called (A)Mary, who was also (B)seated at the Lord’s feet, and was listening to His word.

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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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28 But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are (A)those who hear the word of God and follow it.”

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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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35 And then (A)a voice came from the cloud, saying, “(B)This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”

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35 Then [a]a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, My Chosen One; listen and obey and yield to Him!”

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  1. Luke 9:35 See note Matt 3:17.

15 while it is said,

(A)Today if you hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts, as [a]when they provoked Me.”

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  1. Hebrews 3:15 Lit in the rebellion

15 while it is said,

Today [while there is still opportunity] if you hear His voice,
Do not harden your heart, as when they provoked Me [in the rebellion in the desert at Meribah].”(A)

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