1 Kings 22:7

7But aJehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?”

Proverbs 19:27

27Cease to hear instruction, my son,
band you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Mark 4:24

24And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: cwith the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.

Luke 8:18

18 dTake care then how you hear, efor to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”

Ephesians 4:11-15

11And fhe gave the gapostles, the prophets, the hevangelists, the ishepherds
Or pastors
and teachers,
Or  the shepherd-teachers
12 lto equip the saints for the work of ministry, for mbuilding up nthe body of Christ, 13until we all attain to othe unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, pto mature manhood,
Greek  to a full-grown man
to the measure of the stature of rthe fullness of Christ,
14so that we may no longer be children, stossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in tdeceitful schemes. 15Rather, uspeaking the truth in love, we are to vgrow up in every way into him who is wthe head, into Christ,

Colossians 2:6-10

Alive in Christ

6 xTherefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 yrooted and zbuilt up in him and aaestablished in the faith, just abas you were taught, abounding acin thanksgiving.

8See to it that no one takes you captive by adphilosophy and aeempty deceit, according to afhuman tradition, according to the agelemental spirits
Or elementary principles; also verse 20
of the world, and not according to Christ.
9For aiin him the whole fullness of deity dwells ajbodily, 10and akyou have been filled in him, who is althe head of all rule and authority.
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