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Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
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Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country to hunt game and bring it back,
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So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
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He went toward her, and she asked, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he answered. She said, “Listen to what your servant has to say.” “I’m listening,” he said.
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To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.
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Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.
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When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood!
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After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
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Jesus Calls His First Disciples
One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.
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Love for Enemies
“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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The Faith of the Centurion
When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum.
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She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.
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The Parable of the Ten Minas
While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
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Warning Against the Teachers of the Law
While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,
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One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
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(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
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Paul replied, “Short time or long—I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains.”
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But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.
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Listening and Doing
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
