We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.

Now there were certain Greeks among those going up to Jerusalem to worship [God] at the [Passover] Festival [Note: These people were God-fearing Gentiles like Cornelius. See Acts 10].

"Cease from fearing, Daughter of Zion; See, your King is coming mounted on an ass's colt!"

These things said his parents, because they were fearing the Jews; for the Jews had agreed already, that, if any one should confess Him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.