21 occurrences in 12 translations

'Hearers' in the Bible

And not dazzled are the eyes of beholders, And the ears of hearers do attend.

Verse ConceptsEyes OpenedBlindingOther Blinding

But he who has received the seed on good ground is he who hears and understands. Such hearers give a return, and yield one a hundred for one, another sixty, another thirty.")

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, SpiritualFruit, SpiritualFaith, Nature OfAcceptance, Of The GospelThirtySixtiesOne HundredThe Source Of FruitFertile LandLand ProducingHearing God's WordHundredfold Return

He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others." "God forbid!" exclaimed the hearers.

Verse ConceptsCareFar Be It!God Gave The LandGod Will Kill His PeopleEviction

Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

Verse ConceptsHearing ChristInterrogatingKnowing Facts

and his hearers were all amazed, and began to ask one another, "Is not this the man who in Jerusalem tried to exterminate those who called upon that Name, and came here on purpose to carry them off in chains to the High Priests?"

Verse ConceptsPrisonersKilling DisciplesCalling In Christ's NameIs It Really?Tying Up

Among our hearers was one named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods. She belonged to the city of Thyateira, and was a worshipper of the true God. The Lord opened her heart, so that she gave attention to what Paul was saying.

Verse ConceptsHearingListeningColors, PurpleReceptivenessResponseProselytesThe Act Of OpeningOpening To OthersPurple ClothMissionariesevangelising

"My prayer to God, whether briefly or at length," replied Paul, "would be that not only you but all who are my hearers to-day, might become such as I am--except these chains."

Verse ConceptsChainsListeningIron ChainsBecoming Like People

And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them],

Verse ConceptsPower Of Holy Spirit, Shown InEnticersPower Through The SpiritThe Power Of The GospelEnticingWise Men In The ChurchLanguageThe power of ChristThe Power Of WordsSpeechpreaching

And I do everything for the sake of the Good News, that I may share with my hearers in its benefits.

Verse ConceptsFellowship, In The GospelSuffering For The GospelFor The Sake Of ThingsNot Giving Up

And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.

Verse ConceptsFutilityFaith, Nature OfHearingPreaching, Effects OfProfitsUnbelief, As Response To GodUnbelieversWordsCauses of failure inKeeping FaithHaving FaithValueevangelizingUnbelief Toward GodUnbelief Toward Christ

So that as it is clear that some have to go in, and that the first hearers of the good news were not able to go in because they went against God's orders,

Verse ConceptsSpiritual FailureExclusionEntering LifeCauses of failure indisobedience

to a trumpet's blast, or to a voice that made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them.

Verse ConceptsTrumpets For SignallingGod Being SilentGod Speaking

See to it that you do not ignore the one who is speaking. For if the hearers did not escape when they ignored the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we turn away from the one who is from heaven!

Verse ConceptsFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsComplacencyGospel, Responses ToImpenitence, Results OfSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfWatchfulness, Of BelieversRejection Of God's CallEscaping EvilNo EscapeGod Speaks From Heaven

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