'Hearing' in the Bible

and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect,

And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth?

He has been exalted to the right hand of God, has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, and has caused you to experience what you are seeing and hearing.

Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.

Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your countrymen; you shall listen to Him and obey everything He tells you.

And it will be that every person that does not listen to and heed that Prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’

and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach.Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses.

And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran,

But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time.

And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and did gnash the teeth at him;

And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

And all those hearing were amazed, and said, 'Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.

And as Lydda was nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men unto him, entreating him, Delay not to come on unto us.

And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

Upon hearing this, Peter invited them in, and gave them a lodging. The next day he set out with them, some of the brethren from Jaffa going with him,

While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word,

for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.

And hearing the voice of Peter, in her joy she went running, without opening the door, to say that Peter was outside.

And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God.

And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the Lord, and did believe -- as many as were appointed to life age-during;

this one was hearing Paul speaking, who, having stedfastly beheld him, and having seen that he hath faith to be saved,

and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;

And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,

And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;

And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.

Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

But when Paul was about to say something, Gallio said to the Jews, If this was anything to do with wrongdoing or crime, there would be a reason for me to give you a hearing:

And he was preaching in the Synagogue without fear. But Priscilla and Aquila, hearing his words, took him in, and gave him fuller teaching about the way of God.

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.

And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.

And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.

And when they heard it, they began glorifying and praising God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all enthusiastic supporters of the Law [of Moses].

And hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more quiet; and he says,

And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.

And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, 'Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.'

And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

On hearing this the High Priest Ananias ordered those who were standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

But the son of Paul’s sister, hearing about their ambush, came and entered the barracks and reported it to Paul.

Then the Tribune, taking him by the arm, withdrew out of the hearing of others and asked him, "What have you to tell me?"

And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

he said, “I will give you a hearing whenever your accusers get here too.” And he ordered that he be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.

However, so that I will not burden you any further, I beg you in your graciousness to give us a brief hearing.

Since Felix was accurately informed about the Way, he adjourned the hearing, saying, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.”

But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was of the Jews by birth, and sent for Paul, and gave hearing to him about faith in Christ Jesus.

When I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews [told me about him and] brought charges against him, petitioning for a sentence of condemnation against him.

But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

And Agrippa said to Festus, I have a desire to give the man a hearing myself. Tomorrow, he said, you may give him a hearing.

And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.

But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this preliminary hearing I may have something to write.

The more so, because you are expert in all questions to do with the Jews and their ways: so I make my request to you to give me a hearing to the end.

and Paul said, 'I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am -- except these bonds.'

Meanwhile the brethren there, hearing of our movements, came as far as the Market of Appius and the Three Huts to meet us; and when Paul saw them he thanked God and felt encouraged.

But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked.

Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

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

Be certain, then, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will give hearing.