'Heard' in the Bible

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Then her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her His great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

All who heard about him took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.

and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard, just as they had been told.

And all those who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.

Then He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Doctor, heal yourself. So all we’ve heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in Your hometown also.’”

When they heard this, everyone in the synagogue was enraged.

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, requesting Him to come and save the life of his slave.

Jesus heard this and was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, I have not found so great a faith even in Israel!”

He replied to them, “Go and report to John the things you have seen and heard: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit.

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

When Jesus heard it, He answered him, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe, and she will be made well.”

Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was going on. He was perplexed, because some said that John had been raised from the dead,

Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

When one of those who reclined at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “The one who will eat bread in the kingdom of God is blessed!”

“Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

After he heard this, he became extremely sad, because he was very rich.

Those who heard this asked, “Then who can be saved?”

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.”But when they heard this they said, “No—never!”

“Why do we need any more testimony,” they said, “since we’ve heard it ourselves from His mouth?”

When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

Herod was very glad to see Jesus; for a long time he had wanted to see Him because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by Him.

The two disciples heard him say this and followed Jesus.

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Him.

He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

When Jesus knew that the Pharisees heard He was making and baptizing more disciples than John

And they told the woman, “We no longer believe because of what you said, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this really is the Savior of the world.”

When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and pleaded with Him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.

The Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have not heard His voice at any time, and you haven’t seen His form.

Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This teaching is hard! Who can accept it?”

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him.

When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This really is the Prophet!”

When they heard this, they left one by one, starting with the older men. Only He was left, with the woman in the center.

“I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the One who sent Me is true, and what I have heard from Him—these things I tell the world.”

I speak what I have seen in the presence of the Father; therefore, you do what you have heard from your father.”

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

Throughout history no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.

When Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, He found him and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

When Jesus heard it, He said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him. But Mary remained seated in the house.

As soon as she heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.

So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You heard Me.

The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

This is also why the crowd met Him, because they heard He had done this sign.

The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever. So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

You have heard Me tell you, ‘I am going away and I am coming to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

I do not call you slaves anymore, because a slave doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from My Father.

Why do you question Me? Question those who heard what I told them. Look, they know what I said.”

When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever.

When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside. He sat down on the judge’s bench in a place called the Stone Pavement (but in Hebrew Gabbatha).

Therefore the disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, “It is the Lord!”When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer garment around him (for he was stripped) and plunged into the sea.

While He was together with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “This,” He said, “is what you heard from Me;

When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

When they heard this, they came under deep conviction and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: “Brothers, what must we do?”

But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about 5,000.

for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, “Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.

When he heard these words, Ananias dropped dead, and a great fear came on all who heard.

Then great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard these things.

As the commander of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, as to what could come of this.

When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.

Then they persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”

For we heard him say that Jesus, this Nazarene, will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors the first time.

I have observed the oppression of My people in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to rescue them. And now, come, I will send you to Egypt.

When they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him.

The crowds paid attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the signs he was performing.

When the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had welcomed God’s message, they sent Peter and John to them.

When Philip ran up to it, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”

Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

But all who heard him were astounded and said, “Isn’t this the man who, in Jerusalem, was destroying those who called on this name and then came here for the purpose of taking them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who begged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.”

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all those who heard the message.

For they heard them speaking in other languages and declaring the greatness of God.Then Peter responded,

The apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had welcomed God’s message also.

Then I also heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat!’

When they heard this they became silent. Then they glorified God, saying, “So God has granted repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles!”

When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the message of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.

and heard Paul speaking. After observing him closely and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their robes when they heard this and rushed into the crowd, shouting:

Because we have heard that some without our authorization went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts,

Then the police reported these words to the magistrates. They were afraid when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

The Jews stirred up the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

When they heard about resurrection of the dead, some began to ridicule him. But others said, “We’d like to hear from you again about this.”

Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed the Lord, along with his whole household. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. After Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”“No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

And this went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the message about the Lord.

When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”