Ezekiel 33:31

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Ezekiel 33:31

Matthew 13:22

And what was sown among the thorns illustrates the man who hears the message, and the worries of the times and the pleasures of being rich choke the truth out, and he yields no fruit.

He is like a man who was building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation upon the rock; and when a flood came, the torrent burst upon that house but it could not shake it, because it was well built.

Luke 11:28

But He said, "Yes, but better still, blessed are those who listen to God's message and practice it!"

James 1:22-24

Keep on obeying this message; do not merely listen to it, and so deceive yourselves.

Matthew 6:24

No one can be a slave to two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and money.

Matthew 7:24-27

"So everyone who listens to my words and practices their teaching, will be like a prudent man who built his house on a rocky foundation.

Matthew 19:22

And when the young man heard that, he went away in deep distress, for he owned a great deal of property.

Luke 8:21

Then He answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's message and practice it."

Luke 10:39

She had a sister named Mary who took her seat at the Lord's feet, and remained listening to His message.

Luke 12:15-21

And then He said to them, "Be ever on the alert and always on your guard against every form of greed, because a man's life does not consist in his possessions, even though they are abundant."

Luke 16:14

Now the Pharisees who were lovers of money had been listening to all this, and they began to ridicule Him.

Acts 10:33

So at once I sent for you, and you have been kind enough to come. So now we are all here in God's presence to listen to anything that the Lord has commanded you to say."

Ephesians 5:5

For you may be absolutely sure that no one who is sexually impure, immoral or greedy for gain (for that is idolatry) can have a part in the kingdom of Christ and God.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But men who keep planning to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, hurtful desires which plunge people into destruction and ruin.

James 2:14-16

My brothers, what good is there in a man's saying that he has faith, if he has no good deeds to prove it? Such faith cannot save him, can it?

1 John 3:17-18

But if anyone has the world's means of supporting life and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how can love to God remain in him?

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Summary

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

As the people cometh

Luke 10:39

Acts 10:33

They sit before thee as my people

James 1:22

For with

James 2:14

1 John 3:17

Shew much love

Luke 16:14

But their

General references

Mark 10:20

James 1:23

Bible References

As the people cometh

She had a sister named Mary who took her seat at the Lord's feet, and remained listening to His message.

So at once I sent for you, and you have been kind enough to come. So now we are all here in God's presence to listen to anything that the Lord has commanded you to say."

They sit before thee as my people

"So everyone who listens to my words and practices their teaching, will be like a prudent man who built his house on a rocky foundation.

Then He answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's message and practice it."

But He said, "Yes, but better still, blessed are those who listen to God's message and practice it!"

Keep on obeying this message; do not merely listen to it, and so deceive yourselves.

For with

My brothers, what good is there in a man's saying that he has faith, if he has no good deeds to prove it? Such faith cannot save him, can it?

But if anyone has the world's means of supporting life and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how can love to God remain in him?

Shew much love

Now the Pharisees who were lovers of money had been listening to all this, and they began to ridicule Him.

But their

No one can be a slave to two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and money.

And what was sown among the thorns illustrates the man who hears the message, and the worries of the times and the pleasures of being rich choke the truth out, and he yields no fruit.

And when the young man heard that, he went away in deep distress, for he owned a great deal of property.

And then He said to them, "Be ever on the alert and always on your guard against every form of greed, because a man's life does not consist in his possessions, even though they are abundant."

For you may be absolutely sure that no one who is sexually impure, immoral or greedy for gain (for that is idolatry) can have a part in the kingdom of Christ and God.

But men who keep planning to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, hurtful desires which plunge people into destruction and ruin.

General references

But he said to Him, "Teacher, I have kept all these commandments ever since I was a child."

Because if anyone merely listens to the message without obeying it, he is like a man who looks in a mirror at his own face,