Mark 4:24
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24 Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given[a]—and you will receive even more.
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- 4:24 Or The measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Hebrews 2:1
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A Warning against Drifting Away
2 So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
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Luke 8:18
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18 “So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”
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2 Corinthians 9:6
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6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
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Acts 17:11
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11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.
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John 10:27
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27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
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Matthew 7:2
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2 For you will be treated as you treat others.[a] The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.[b]
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Proverbs 19:27
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27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.
Isaiah 55:3
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3 “Come to me with your ears wide open.
Listen, and you will find life.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you.
I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.
2 Peter 2:1-3
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The Danger of False Teachers
2 But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their evil teaching and shameful immorality. And because of these teachers, the way of truth will be slandered. 3 In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.
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John 5:25
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25 “And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.
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Luke 6:37-38
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Do Not Judge Others
37 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.[a]”
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- 6:38 Or The measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Mark 9:7
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7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.”
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John 10:16
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16 I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.
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1 John 4:1
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Discerning False Prophets
4 Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.
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1 Peter 2:2
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2 Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,
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