ears
What does the Bible say about ears? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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12The hearing ear and the seeing eye: the Lord has made them both.
3For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine, but instead, according to their own desires, they will gather to themselves teachers, with itching ears, 4and certainly, they will turn their hearing away from the truth, and they will be turned toward fables.
15Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
9And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
9Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
8And some fell upon good soil; and having sprung up, it produced fruit one hundredfold.” As he said these things, he cried out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
19You know this, my most beloved brothers. So let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to anger.
7Sacrifice and oblation, you did not want. But you have perfected ears for me. Holocaust and sin offering, you did not require.
10Blind the heart of this people. Make their ears heavy and close their eyes, lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and then I would heal them.”
16But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.
27For the heart of this people has grown dull, and they have listened with reluctant ears, and they have closed their eyes tightly, lest perhaps they might see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and so be converted, and I would heal them.’
23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” 24And he said to them: “Consider what you hear. With whatever measure you have measured out, it shall be measured back to you, and more shall be added to you.
21And your ears will listen to the word of one admonishing you behind your back: “This is the way! Walk in it! And do not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left.”
35It is useful neither in soil, nor in manure, so instead, it shall be thrown away. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”