'Heard' in the Bible

In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,

assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was entrusted to me [to share with you] for your benefit;

If in fact you have [really] heard Him and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus [revealed in His life and personified in Him],