Matthew 13:9
The person who has ears to hear with ought to listen [to this] carefully."
Matthew 13:15-16
For these people's minds are dull, and their ears have difficulty hearing, and they have shut their eyes. For if this were not the case, they would perceive what they see with their eyes, and comprehend what they hear with their ears, and understand with their minds and would turn [back to God] again so I would heal them [from their sins].'
Luke 11:47-51
"It is too bad for you! For your forefathers killed the prophets and you build grave monuments to them [i.e., the prophets].
Luke 16:31
And Abraham replied, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded [even] if someone rises from the dead [i.e., to come back and warn them].'"
Luke 20:9-15
Then Jesus began speaking to the people. [Note: And perhaps to the religious leaders as well. See Mark 11:18 with 12:1]. He told them this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country for a long time.