Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

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

Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

“If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.”

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

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

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry.

So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.