'Listening' in the Bible

After listening to His parables the High Priests and the Pharisees perceived that He was speaking about them;

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and he protected him. After listening to him he was in great perplexity, and yet he found a pleasure in listening.

"David himself calls Him 'Lord:' how then can He be his son?" And the mass of people found pleasure in listening to Jesus.

On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,

Then all in the synagogue, while listening to these words, were filled with fury.

On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;

After listening to this teaching, one of His fellow guests said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall feast in God's Kingdom."

As they were listening to His words, He went on to teach them by a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

After listening to these discourses, some of the crowd began to say, "This is beyond doubt the Prophet."

He who has no love for me does not obey my teaching; and yet the teaching to which you are listening is not mine, but is the teaching of the Father who sent me.

and they were constant in listening to the teaching of the Apostles and in their attendance at the Communion, that is, the Breaking of the Bread, and at prayer.

But Peter and John replied, "Judge whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you instead of listening to God.

Crowds of people, with one accord, gave attention to what they heard from him, listening, and witnessing the signs which he did.

While Peter was speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the Message.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

After listening to this harangue, they became furiously angry and kept calling out, "Great is the Ephesian Diana!"

And in Him you Gentiles also, after listening to the Message of the truth, the Good News of your salvation--having believed in Him--were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit;

and will turn away from listening to the truth and will turn aside to fables.