1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
16 Every Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for convincing, for correction of error, and for instruction in right doing;
17 so that the man of God may himself be complete and may be perfectly equipped for every good work.
24 »Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;«
25 and the heavy rain falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and beat against the house; yet it does not fall, for its foundation is on rock.
27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
45 It stands written in the Prophets, And they shall all of them be taught by God'. Every one who listens to the Father and learns from Him comes to me.
24 »In most solemn truth I tell you that he who listens to my teaching and believes Him who sent me, has the Life of the Ages, and does not come under judgement, but has passed over out of death into Life.«
25 »In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming –nay, has already come– when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.«
20 But, above all, remember that no prophecy in Scripture will be found to have come from the prophet's own prompting;
21 for never did any prophecy come by human will, but men sent by God spoke as they were impelled by the Holy Spirit.
28 »Nay rather,« He replied, »they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it.«
47 He who is a child of God listens to God's words. You do not listen to them: and why? It is because you are not God's children.«
14 And the Word came in the flesh, and lived for a time in our midst, so that we saw His glory–the glory as of the Father's only Son, sent from His presence. He was full of grace and truth.
17 And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.