Bible Verses About Hearing From God And Spiritual Discernment

To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

Directly names discerning of spirits among gifts.

But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Directly says God revealed things through the Spirit.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Clear Bible passage on the Spirit speaking what he hears.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Shows spiritual teaching is received by the spiritual.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

Direct verse on the spiritual person judging all things.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Shows the link between belonging to God and hearing his messengers.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Direct verse on spiritual discernment.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Direct command to test spirits.

Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

Church practice of weighing prophecy.

Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

Direct passage that God made them hear His voice from heaven.

And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

Voice from cloud passage supporting hearing divine testimony.

And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Samuel hearing God; relevant but secondary.

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

Direct passage about hearing God speak out of fire.

And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

Direct passage about hearing the sound of words but seeing no form.

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

Direct passage about hearing the voice of His mouth.

And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

Still small voice, indirect background.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

Hear him passage, supporting divine authority.

Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

Wisdom word by Spirit, indirect.

For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Direct passage that faith comes by hearing, but weakly tied to the topic page focus.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

General hearing/seeing proverb, only loosely related.

For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

Direct passage that God speaks in ways man may not perceive.

He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

Whoever is of God hears God; strong but already covered by broader texts.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Hear what the Spirit says to the churches; supportive only.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Duplicate of Revelation hearing text.

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Guidance language, indirect support.

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

Direct passage of hearing a voice in the Spirit.

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Seven Spirits text, related but not specific.

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.