The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”p>

because Herod stood in awe of<n id="1" /> John and protected him, since he knew that John<n id="2" /> was a righteous and holy man. When Herod<n id="3" /> heard him, he was thoroughly baffled,<n id="4" /> and yet<n id="5" /> he liked to listen to John.<n id="6" />p>

So<n id="1" /> he answered them,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Go tell<n id="3" /> John what you have seen and heard:<n id="4" /> The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the<n id="5" /> deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

But<n id="1" /> other seed fell on good soil and grew,<n id="2" /> and it produced a hundred times as much grain.&#8221;<n id="3" /> As he said this,<n id="4" /> he called out, &#8220;The one who has ears to hear had better listen!&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

I tell you the solemn truth,<n id="1" /> a time<n id="2" /> is coming &#8211; and is now here &#8211; when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

<p class="bodytext">As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain<n id="1" /> in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.

I also heard a sound<n id="1" /> coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. Now<n id="2" /> the sound I heard was like that made by harpists playing their harps,

<p class="poetry">And the sound of the harpists, musicians,p> <p class="poetry">flute players, and trumpetersp> <p class="poetry">will never be heard in you<n id="1" /> again.p> <p class="poetry">No<n id="2" /> craftsman<n id="3" /> who practices any tradep> <p class="poetry">will ever be found in you again;p> <p class="poetry">the noise of a mill<n id="4" /> will never be heard in you again.p>

<p class="bodytext">I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things,<n id="1" /> and when I heard and saw them,<n id="2" /> I threw myself down<n id="3" /> to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me.

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,<n id="1" /> &#8216;<b><i>Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lordi>b>.&#8217;<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;You have heard that it was said, &#8216;<b><i>Love your neighbori>b>&#8217;<n id="1" /> and &#8216;hate your enemy.&#8217;

When<n id="1" /> Jesus heard this he said, &#8220;Those who are healthy don&#8217;t need a physician, but those who are sick do.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now when John<n id="1" /> heard in prison about the deeds Christ<n id="2" /> had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:<n id="3" />

Jesus answered them,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Go tell John what you hear and see:<n id="2" />

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>He will not quarrel or cry out,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>nor will anyone hear his voice in the streetsb>.i>p>

Then the disciples came to him and said, &#8220;Do you know that when the Pharisees<n id="1" /> heard this saying they were offended?&#8221;

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.<n id="1" />p>

When<n id="1" /> the chief priests and the Pharisees<n id="2" /> heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

If<n id="1" /> this matter is heard before the governor,<n id="2" /> we will satisfy him<n id="3" /> and keep you out of trouble.&#8221;<n id="4" />

Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,