What Does The Bible Say About?

Hearing God

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John 10:27

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My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

Romans 10:17

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Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Jeremiah 33:3

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Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

John 8:47

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Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

Isaiah 30:21

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And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”

Luke 11:28

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But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

John 16:13

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However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

Hebrews 4:12

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For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Psalm 32:8-9

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I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you. Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.

John 6:63

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The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

John 14:16-17

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And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

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All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

John 14:26

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But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

Romans 8:14

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For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

James 1:19-27

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My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, . . .

Hebrews 2:1

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We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

1 Kings 19:11-13

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Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

John 5:30

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I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

John 10:16

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I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

Galatians 3:5

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Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

James 1:22

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Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

Revelation 3:20

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Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

Psalm 119:105

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Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 5:3

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In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

2 Timothy 3:16

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All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Galatians 5:16

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So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Isaiah 30:19-22

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O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you. The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him. And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.” So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”

Psalm 85:8

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I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.

1 John 5:14

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And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

John 1:1

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Hebrews 1:1-5

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On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?

Isaiah 55:3

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Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.

Genesis 3:8

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Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

Mark 4:24

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He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

Romans 12:1-2

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Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

James 1:5

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Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

James 1:19

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My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

John 7:17

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If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

Proverbs 20:27

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The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.

Romans 8:16

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The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

Galatians 3:2

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I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

Acts 16:6-10

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After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia. And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them. So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Acts 22:14

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Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.

Hebrews 3:15

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As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”

Hebrews 4:7

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God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

John 14:21

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Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

1 Peter 3:12

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For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Luke 8:18

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Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

Revelation 3:22

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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

Hebrews 3:7

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Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,

Psalm 23:1-6

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

1 John 1:7

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But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Matthew 4:4

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But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Acts 17:11

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Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

John 10:3-4

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The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

Proverbs 2:1-5

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My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

John 5:25

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Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

Psalm 29:1-11

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A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. . . .

Ephesians 1:18

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I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

Hebrews 4:2

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For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

Jeremiah 6:10

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To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

Revelation 1:1-20

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

1 Thessalonians 2:13

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And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.

Deuteronomy 4:12

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And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.

Hebrews 2:1-3

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We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

Romans 12:2

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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

1 John 5:15

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And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

1 Samuel 3:1-10

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And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce. And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room. Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located. Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.” He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down. . . .

Habakkuk 2:1-2

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I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected. Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

Deuteronomy 13:4

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You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.

Jeremiah 29:13

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You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

John 10:27-28

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My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

Matthew 7:24

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Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

1 Peter 2:2

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Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

Acts 13:2

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While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Hebrews 10:38

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But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

Acts 17:10-11

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As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

Hebrews 3:7-8

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Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,

Psalm 34:15

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The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

Romans 1:16

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I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

1 Corinthians 1:18-21

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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

Colossians 1:9

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For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Ephesians 2:8

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For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

John 9:31

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We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

Revelation 1:3

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Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.

John 17:17

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Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

Psalm 91:15

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When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

Revelation 2:7

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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

Ephesians 2:1

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And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

John 14:15

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If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

Romans 2:13

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For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.

Revelation 2:1-3:22

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“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles. Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name. But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. . . .

Hebrews 2:3

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how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

John 10:6

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Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

Psalm 66:18

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If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Luke 8:21

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But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

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But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Galatians 6:6

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Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.

Revelation 2:4-5

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But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

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