'Hearing' in the Bible

After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was—the star they had seen in the east! It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was.

But hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod on the throne of Judaea, he was afraid to go there; and being instructed by God in a dream he withdrew into Galilee,

"Everyone who keeps on hearing these messages of mine and never puts them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith!

But Jesus hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:

The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.

But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons.”

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

He who has ears [to hear], let him hear and heed My words.”

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.

'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

'And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

'And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'

Then the righteous [those who seek the will of God] will shine forth [radiating the new life] like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears [to hear], let him hear and heed My words.

At that time Herod the tetrarch, hearing about the fame of Jesus,

Now when it came to the ears of Jesus, he went away from there in a boat, to a waste place by himself: and the people hearing of it, went after him on foot from the towns.

And the disciples hearing it fell upon their faces, and were greatly terrified.

And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.

But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.

And the disciples, hearing this, were greatly surprised, saying, Who then may have salvation?

And hearing this, the ten became indignant with the two brothers.

And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

The king was enraged [when he heard this], and sent his soldiers and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.

And the people hearing it were surprised at his teaching.

But the Pharisees, hearing how the mouths of the Sadducees had been stopped, came together;

You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

And if this should come to the hearing of the governor, we will persuade him, and save you from all anxiety.

And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Jerusalem, Idumea, from across the Jordan, and from the region around Tyre and Sidon followed him. They came to him because they kept hearing about everything he was doing.

Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

And He said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

'And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,

He went on to say to them, "Pay attention to what you're hearing! You will be evaluated by the same standard with which you do your evaluating, and still more will be given to you,

after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

for Herod was fearing John, knowing him a man righteous and holy, and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him, was doing many things, and hearing him gladly.

having run about through all that region round about, they began upon the couches to carry about those ill, where they were hearing that he is,

[If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”]

Instead, immediately after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at His feet.

And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him.

The man's hearing and speech were restored at once, and he began to talk normally.

And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard?

Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory?

And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him.

Hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and John.

Hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, "Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me."

and Jesus answering said to it, 'No more from thee -- to the age -- may any eat fruit;' and his disciples were hearing.

And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

therefore David himself saith of him Lord, and whence is he his son?' And the great multitude were hearing him gladly,

And hearing what he said, they were glad, and gave him their word to make him a payment of money. And he took thought how he might best give him up to them.

He said in our hearing, I will put an end to this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will make another without hands.

Some of the bystanders heard Him and said, “Look! He is calling for Elijah!”

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

and all those hearing him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around him and hearing the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.

And he came down with them to a level place, and a great band of his disciples, and a very great number of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the parts of Tyre and Sidon by the sea, came to give hearing to him, and to be made well from their diseases;

'But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

Every one who is coming unto me, and is hearing my words, and is doing them, I will shew you to whom he is like;

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

When He had concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum.

and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health.

And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

And some fell into good soil, and grew up and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.

So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

and he answering said unto them, 'My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

But Jesus, hearing it, answered him saying, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made well.

Herod said, "I beheaded John. But who is this man I'm hearing so much about?" So Herod kept trying to see Jesus.

'He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'

and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,

And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'

So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

And one of those that were lying at table with them, hearing these things, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,

And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

But on hearing these words he was deeply sorrowful, for he was exceedingly rich.

And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.

And, all the people hearing, he said to his disciples,

When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long time to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,