Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were ridiculing Him.

But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge *said;

Parable of the Ten Minas

Now while they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples,

And all the people would get up very early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.

He who has the bride is the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.

So then many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This statement is very unpleasant; who can listen to it?”

Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot listen to My word.

He answered them, “I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?”

We know that God does not listen to sinners; but if someone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.

To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep listen to his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

All those who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice; and they will become one flock, with one shepherd.

Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”

My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;

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

“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a Man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—

Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your countrymen; to Him you shall listen regarding everything He says to you.

And it shall be that every soul that does not listen to that prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’

But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, make your own judgment;

And Stephen said, “Listen to me, brothers and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.

Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:

This man was listening to Paul as he spoke. Paul looked at him intently and saw that he had faith to be made well,