Jeremiah 7:23
New King James Version
23 But this is what I commanded them, saying, (A)‘Obey My voice, and (B)I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’
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Jeremiah 7:23
Amplified Bible
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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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
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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.
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)
Isaiah 32:9
New King James Version
Consequences of Complacency
9 Rise up, you women (A)who are at ease,
Hear my voice;
You complacent daughters,
Give ear to my speech.
Isaiah 32:9
Amplified Bible
9
Rise up, you women who are carefree,
And hear my voice,
You confident and unsuspecting daughters!
Listen to what I am saying.
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.
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
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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 6:47-49
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47 (A)Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was [a]founded on the rock. 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it [b]fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
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Luke 6:47-49
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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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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 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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Luke 9:35
New King James Version
35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, (A)“This is [a]My beloved Son. (B)Hear Him!”
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- Luke 9:35 NU My Son, the Chosen One
Luke 9:35
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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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- Luke 9:35 See note Matt 3:17.
Hebrews 3:15
New King James Version
15 while it is said:
(A)“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
Hebrews 3:15
Amplified Bible
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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