Baruch 1:20-22

“And we are not free even today of the disasters and the curse which the Lord pronounced through his servant Moses the day he brought our ancestors out of Egypt to give us a land flowing with milk and honey. We have not listened to the voice of the Lord our God in all the words of those prophets he sent us; but, each following the dictates of our evil heart, we have taken to serving alien gods, and doing what is displeasing to the Lord our God.”

Luke 10:16

“'Anyone who listens to you listens to me; anyone who rejects you rejects me, and those who reject me reject the one who sent me.'”

Psalms 138:1-5

“[Of David] I thank you, Yahweh, with all my heart, for you have listened to the cry I uttered. In the presence of angels I sing to you, I bow down before your holy Temple. I praise your name for your faithful love and your constancy; your promises surpass even your fame. You heard me on the day when I called, and you gave new strength to my heart. All the kings of the earth give thanks to you, Yahweh, when they hear the promises you make; they sing of Yahweh's ways, 'Great is the glory of Yahweh!'”

John 1:51

“And then he added, 'In all truth I tell you, you will see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending over the Son of man.'”

Nehemiah 2:8

“Also an order for Asaph, keeper of the king's forest, to supply me with timber for the beams of the gates of the citadel of the Temple, for the city walls and for the house which I am to occupy?' These the king granted me because the kindly hand of my God was over me.”

Luke 9:61-62

“Another said, 'I will follow you, sir, but first let me go and say good -- bye to my people at home.' Jesus said to him, 'Once the hand is laid on the plough, no one who looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'”

Zechariah 8:20-23

“Yahweh Sabaoth says this, "In the future, peoples and citizens of many cities will come; and citizens of one city will go to the next and say: We must certainly go to entreat Yahweh's favour and seek out Yahweh Sabaoth; I am going myself. Yes, many peoples and great nations will seek out Yahweh Sabaoth in Jerusalem and entreat Yahweh's favour." 'Yahweh Sabaoth says this, "In those days, ten men from nations of every language will take a Jew by the sleeve and say: We want to go with you, since we have learnt that God is with you.”

Psalms 43:1-4

“Judge me, God, defend my cause against a people who have no faithful love; from those who are treacherous and unjust, rescue me. For you are the God of my strength; why abandon me? Why must I go around in mourning, harrassed by the enemy? Send out your light and your truth; they shall be my guide, to lead me to your holy mountain to the place where you dwell. Then I shall go to the altar of God, to the God of my joy. I will rejoice and praise you on the harp, O God, my God.”

Haggai 2:4-5

“But take courage now, Zerubbabel!-Yahweh declares. Courage, Joshua son of Jehozadak high priest! Courage, all you people of the country!-Yahweh declares. To work! I am with you --Yahweh Sabaoth declares- and my spirit is present among you. Do not be afraid!”

Luke 9:22

“The Son of man is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.”

Psalms 149:4

“For Yahweh loves his people, he will crown the humble with salvation.”

Haggai 1:7

“Yahweh Sabaoth says this, "Think carefully about your behaviour.”

Ephesians 4:2

“With all humility and gentleness, and with patience, support each other in love.”

Matthew 9:13

“Go and learn the meaning of the words: Mercy is what pleases me, not sacrifice. And indeed I came to call not the upright, but sinners.”

Romans 8:39

“nor the heights nor the depths, nor any created thing whatever, will be able to come between us and the love of God, known to us in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Luke 8:21

“My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”

Luke 8:16-18

“No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. No, it is put on a lamp-stand so that people may see the light when they come in. For nothing is hidden but it will be made clear, nothing secret but it will be made known and brought to light. So take care how you listen; anyone who has, will be given more; anyone who has not, will be deprived even of what he thinks he has.”

Psalm 100:2-5

“serve Yahweh with gladness, come into his presence with songs of joy! Be sure that Yahweh is God, he made us, we belong to him, his people, the flock of his sheepfold. Come within his gates giving thanks, to his courts singing praise, give thanks to him and bless his name! For Yahweh is good, his faithful love is everlasting, his constancy from age to age.”

Luke 6:8 and 15

“And some seed fell into good soil and grew and produced its crop a hundredfold.' Saying this he cried, 'Anyone who has ears for listening should listen!'…

As for the part in the rich soil, this is people with a noble and generous heart who have heard the word and take it to themselves and yield a harvest through their perseverance.”

1 Timothy 6:12

“Fight the good fight of faith and win the eternal life to which you were called and for which you made your noble profession of faith before many witnesses.”

1 Timothy 6:10

“The love of money is the root of all evils' and there are some who, pursuing it, have wandered away from the faith and so given their souls any number of fatal wounds.”

John 19:26-27

“Seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, 'Woman, this is your son.' Then to the disciple he said, 'This is your mother.' And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.”

1 Timothy 4:12

“Let no one disregard you because you are young, but be an example to all the believers in the way you speak and behave, and in your love, your faith and your purity.”