Acts 7:2

7:2 So he replied, ¹  “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather ²  Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

Deuteronomy 27:9

27:9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be quiet and pay attention, Israel. Today you have become the people of the Lord your God.

Proverbs 8:32

8:32 “So now, children, ³  listen to me;

blessed are those who keep my ways.

Isaiah 51:1

There is Hope for the Future

51:1 “Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, ⁴ 

who seek the Lord!

Look at the rock from which you were chiseled,

at the quarry ⁵  from which you were dug! ⁶ 

Isaiah 51:4

51:4 Pay attention to me, my people!

Listen to me, my people!

For ⁷  I will issue a decree, ⁸ 

I will make my justice a light to the nations. ⁹ 

Isaiah 51:7

51:7 Listen to me, you who know what is right,

you people who are aware of my law! ¹⁰ 

Don’t be afraid of the insults of men;

don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!

Isaiah 55:2

55:2 Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? ¹¹ 

Why spend ¹²  your hard-earned money ¹³  on something that will not satisfy?

Listen carefully ¹⁴  to me and eat what is nourishing! ¹⁵ 

Enjoy fine food! ¹⁶ 

James 2:5

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ¹⁷  Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

[7:2]  ¹ tn Grk “said.”

[7:2]  ² tn Or “ancestor”; Grk “father.”

[8:32]  ³ tn Heb “sons.”

[51:1]  ⁴ tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “justice”; NLT “hope for deliverance.”

[51:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “the excavation of the hole.”

[51:1]  ⁶ sn The “rock” and “quarry” refer here to Abraham and Sarah, the progenitors of the nation.

[51:4]  ⁷ tn Or “certainly.”

[51:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “instruction [or “a law”] will go out from me.”

[51:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “and my justice for a light to the nations I will cause to rest.”

[51:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “people (who have) my law in their heart.”

[55:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “for what is not food.”

[55:2]  ¹² tn The interrogative particle and the verb “spend” are understood here by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[55:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “your labor,” which stands by metonymy for that which one earns.

[55:2]  ¹⁴ tn The infinitive absolute follows the imperative and lends emphasis to the exhortation.

[55:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “good” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[55:2]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Let your appetite delight in fine food.”

[2:5]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.