17 So then, I tell you that people are believing in Christ as a result of hearing the message about him, and people are hearing the message as a result of people preaching about Christ!

17 So then, I tell you that people are believing in Christ as a result of hearing the message about him, and people are hearing the message as a result of people preaching about Christ!

14 In regard to the people of Israel rejecting the gospel, some people might object by saying, (OR, This raises another problem about the Jews:) "◄They certainly cannot ask Christ to save them if they have not first believed in him!/How can they ask Christ to help/save them if they have not first believed in him?► [RHQ] And ◄they certainly cannot believe in him if they have not heard about him!/how can they believe in him if they have not heard about him?► [RHQ] And ◄they certainly cannot hear about him if someone does not preach to them about him!/how can they hear about him if someone does not preach to them about him?► [RHQ]

9 If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider carefully what I have just said."

14 What these people do completely fulfills what God told the prophet Isaiah to say long ago to the people who did not try to understand what he said,

You will hear what I say, but you will not understand it. You will keep seeing what I do, but you will not understand what it means [DOU].

15 God also said to Isaiah,

These people have become unresponsive [MTY] to what they see me do and to what they hear me say. They listen unwillingly [MTY] to what I say, and they do not pay attention to [MTY] what I do. If it were not so, they would perceive [MTY] what I am doing, they would understand [MTY] what I say to them, and they would turn away from their sinful lives and turn to me, and I would save them from being punished for their sins [MET].

22 Do what God commands in his message. Do not only listen to it, because people who only listen to it and do not obey it are wrong when they think that God will save them.

22 Do what God commands in his message. Do not only listen to it, because people who only listen to it and do not obey it are wrong when they think that God will save them.

19 My fellow believers whom I love, you know (OR, I want you to now) that every one of you should be eager to pay attention to God’s true message. Don’t speak without thinking, nor get angry easily,

19 My fellow believers whom I love, you know (OR, I want you to now) that every one of you should be eager to pay attention to God’s true message. Don’t speak without thinking, nor get angry easily, 20 because when any one of you gets angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God wants you to do.

24 "So then, anyone who hears what I say and does what I command, will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.

24 "So then, anyone who hears what I say and does what I command, will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 Even though the rain came down and the river flooded, and the winds blew and beat against that house, it did not fall down because it had been built {he built it} on a solid foundation. 26 On the other hand, anyone who hears what I say but does not obey what I say will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 When the rain fell and the rivers flooded, and the winds blew and beat against that house, it crashed down and broke completely apart, because it was built on the sand. So it is important for you to obey what I teach you."

4 But Jesus said to him, "No! I will not change stones into bread, because it is written in the Scriptures {in the Scriptures Moses wrote}, ‘Eating food [SYN] sustains people physically, but it does not sustain them spiritually [SYN]. Instead, paying attention to everything that God has spoken to them is what sustains people spiritually.’"

28 But he replied, "God is much more pleased with those who hear his message and obey it!"

28 But he replied, "God is much more pleased with those who hear his message and obey it!"

9 Those things that I have taught you and that you have learned from me, those things that you have heard me say and that you have seen me do, those are the things that you yourselves should continually do. As a result of your doing those things, God, the one who causes us to have inner peace, will ◄be with/bless► you.

1 I love Yahweh,

because he hears me when I cry for him to help me.

2 He listens to me,

so I will call out to him all during my life.

6 But when I was very distressed, I called out to Yahweh,

and from his temple he heard me.

He listened to me when I cried out for help.

15 Yahweh [MTY] carefully watches over those who act righteously;

he always responds [MTY] to them when they call to him for help.

3 Listen to me when I pray to you each morning,

and I wait for you to reply.

8 Allow/Cause me to be joyful [DOU] again;

you have ◄crushed my spirit/completely discouraged me► [MTY];

but now let me rejoice again.

8 Every morning cause me to remember that you faithfully love me,

because I trust in you.

I ◄pray/send my prayers up [IDM]► to you;

show me what I should do.

14 Because we have a close relationship with him, we are very confident that he hears us when we ask him to do anything that is in accordance with ◄his will/what he desires►.

15 And since we know that he hears whenever we ask him for something, we also know that it is as though he has already done what we requested him to do.

12 At that time, when you pray, I will heed you.

3 Call out to me, and then I will tell you great and wonderful things that you have not known before.’

1 Listen to this! Yahweh’s power [MTY] is not ended/gone, with the result that he cannot save you.

He has not become deaf [MTY], with the result that he cannot hear you when you call to him for help.

27 Just like sheep heed the voice of their true shepherd [MET], my people pay attention to what I say. I know them, and they have become my disciples.

24 Listen to this carefully: Those who hear my message and believe that God is the one who sent me have eternal life. God will not ◄condemn them/say that he will punish them►. They are no longer separated from God. Instead, they have eternal life.

25 Listen to this carefully: There will be a time when those who are ◄spiritually dead/separated from God► will hear the voice of me, ◄the Son of God/the man who is also God►. In fact, it is that time already. Those who hear and pay attention to my message will have eternal life.

20 Be aware that I invite each one of you to respond to me as though [MET] I was standing waiting at your door and knocking. I will come to all those who hear my voice and respond to me, and I will fellowship with them as friends do when they eat together [MET].

20 Be aware that I invite each one of you to respond to me as though [MET] I was standing waiting at your door and knocking. I will come to all those who hear my voice and respond to me, and I will fellowship with them as friends do when they eat together [MET].

4 You must conduct your lives as Yahweh our God wants you to, and you must revere him, and do what he tells you to do [MTY], and worship only him, and ◄be faithful to/have a close relationship with► him.

5 When God now generously gives to you his Spirit and performs miracles among you, do you think that it is [RHQ] because you obey the laws that God gave to Moses? Surely you know that it is because when you heard the good message about Christ, you trusted in him [RHQ]!

13 Those who reply to someone before that person has finished speaking are foolish;

doing that is disgraceful.

20 Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper;

happy are those who trust in Yahweh.

20 My son, obey my commands,

and do not ignore what your mother has taught you.

17 Those who pay attention when others try to ◄correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong► will live ◄happily/for many years►;

but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).

9 If people do not obey [MTY] God’s laws,

God ◄detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink►.

5 It is better to pay attention to someone who is wise rebuking you

than to listen to the songs of a foolish person.

8 Everything is boring,

with the result that we do not even want to talk about it.

We [SYN] see things,

but we always want to see more.

We [SYN] hear things,

but we always want to hear more.

21 "If you continue to oppose me and refuse to heed me, I will cause you to experience disasters again and again, like you deserve to experience because of your sins.

2 The Commander of the armies of angels says this: "Pay attention to what I am saying, and then decide [IDM] to honor me [MTY]. If you do not do that, I will curse you, and I will curse the things that I have given to you to bless you. And I have already cursed them, because you have not honored [IDM] me.

27 Butthen when I speak to youagain, I will enable you to talk [MTY], and you will say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says,’ and you will tell them my message. Those who are willing to listento what you say will listen, butmany will refuse to listen, because they are rebellious people [MTY]."

11 And Yahweh our God says this:

"It will soon be the time when I will cause something to be very scarce [MET] throughout the country.

But it will not be a time when there is no food or water;

it will instead be a time when there will be no messages from me for anyone to hear.

25 About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying aloud and praising God by singing hymns. The other prisoners were listening attentively to them.

9 Then Joshua said to the Israeli people, "Come close to me in order that you can listen to what Yahweh, your God, is saying."

3 All the things that you say in the dark secretly, some day will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {people will proclaim them} publicly."

15 "If a fellow believer sins against you, go to him, and when you two are alone, reprove him for sinning against you. If that person listens to you and feels sorry that he has sinned against you, you will have restored your friendship with that person.

15 "If a fellow believer sins against you, go to him, and when you two are alone, reprove him for sinning against you. If that person listens to you and feels sorry that he has sinned against you, you will have restored your friendship with that person. 16 If that person will not listen to you nor feel sorry that he has sinned against you, go get one or two other people who will listen to what you both have to say. Have them go with you so that what is written {Moses wrote} in the Scriptures might happen: ‘When one person accuses another in some matter, it should be confirmed by at least two or three people {at least two or three people should confirm it} before that person can be declared guilty {before they declare that person guilty}.’ 17 If the one who has sinned against you will not listen to them or does not feel sorry that he has sinned against you, tell that to the congregation so that they can rebuke him. If that person will not listen to the congregation or feel sorry that he has sinned against you, exclude him from being a member of your congregation, just like you would exclude pagans, tax collectors, and others who do not believe in God and sin greatly.

9 Jethro rejoiced when he heard all that Yahweh had done for the Israeli people.

5 " almost died [PRS]; it was like [MET] a huge wave had crashed over me,

and almost destroyed me like a flood.

6 I thought that I would die; it was as though death wrapped ropes around me;

it was as though I was in a trap where I would surely die. [PRS, MET]

7 But when I was ◄very distressed/in great trouble►, I called out to you, Yahweh;

I cried out to you, my God.

And from your temple you heard me;

you listened when I called to you to help me.