He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.

Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.

The writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.

He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open?

Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.

Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,

But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.

We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open.

In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.

But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.

When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?