Luke 8:18 Cross References

Luke 8:18

18: So be sure to pay attention to what you hear. To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But to those who are not listening, even what they think they have will be taken away from them."

Matthew 13:12

  1. To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.

Luke 19:26

  1. "'Yes,' the king replied, 'but to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who are unfaithful, even what little they have will be taken away.

Matthew 25:29

  1. To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who are unfaithful, even what little they have will be taken away.

Hebrews 2:1

  1. So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

Proverbs 2:2

  1. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.
  2. Cry out for insight and understanding.
  3. Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure.
  4. Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God.

John 15:2

  1. He cuts off every branch that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.

Mark 4:23

  1. Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!
  2. And be sure to pay attention to what you hear. The more you do this, the more you will understand--and even more, besides.
  3. To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them."

Luke 9:44

  1. "Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed."

James 1:19

  1. My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
  2. Your anger can never make things right in God's sight.
  3. So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.
  4. And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself.
  5. For if you just listen and don't obey, it is like looking at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance.

1 Corinthians 8:2

  1. Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn't really know very much.

Acts 10:33

  1. So I sent for you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now here we are, waiting before God to hear the message the Lord has given you."

1 Corinthians 3:18

  1. Stop fooling yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world's standards, you will have to become a fool so you can become wise by God's standards.

Acts 17:11

  1. And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul's message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to check up on Paul and Silas, to see if they were really teaching the truth.

1 Corinthians 14:37

  1. If you claim to be a prophet or think you are very spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself.

Matthew 7:22

  1. On judgment day many will tell me, 'Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.'
  2. But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Go away; the things you did were unauthorized. '

1 Peter 2:1

  1. So get rid of all malicious behavior and deceit. Don't just pretend to be good! Be done with hypocrisy and jealousy and backstabbing.
  2. You must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk,

Luke 12:20

  1. "But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?'
  2. "Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."

Romans 12:3

  1. As God's messenger, I give each of you this warning: Be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring your value by how much faith God has given you.

Luke 16:2

  1. So his employer called him in and said, 'What's this I hear about your stealing from me? Get your report in order, because you are going to be dismissed.'
  2. "The manager thought to himself, 'Now what? I'm through here, and I don't have the strength to go out and dig ditches, and I'm too proud to beg.
  3. I know just the thing! And then I'll have plenty of friends to take care of me when I leave!'

Luke 16:19

  1. Jesus said, "There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed and who lived each day in luxury.
  2. At his door lay a diseased beggar named Lazarus.
  3. As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man's table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.
  4. Finally, the beggar died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried,
  5. and his soul went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Lazarus in the far distance with Abraham.

Philippians 3:4

  1. Yet I could have confidence in myself if anyone could. If others have reason for confidence in their own efforts, I have even more!

Proverbs 14:12

  1. There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

1 Corinthians 13:1

  1. If I could speak in any language in heaven or on earth but didn't love others, I would only be making meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging cymbal.
  2. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I knew all the mysteries of the future and knew everything about everything, but didn't love others, what good would I be? And if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, without love I would be no good to anybody.
  3. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.

Mark 13:14

  1. "The time will come when you will see the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing where it should not be"--reader, pay attention! "Then those in Judea must flee to the hills.

Deuteronomy 32:46

  1. he added: "Take to heart all the words I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of this law.
  2. These instructions are not mere words--they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you are crossing the Jordan River to occupy."
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