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CAN I HEAR GOD?

May 22, 20253 min read

👂📖 Can I Hear God? – AMPC | MSG | NIV 📖👂

1. John 10:27

  • AMPC:
    The sheep that are My own hear and are listening to My voice; and I know them, and they follow Me.

  • MSG:
    My sheep recognize my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

  • NIV:
    My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.


2. Isaiah 30:21

  • AMPC:
    And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.

  • MSG:
    Your teacher will be right there, local and on the job, urging you on whenever you wander left or right: “This is the right road. Walk down this road.”

  • NIV:
    Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”


3. Hebrews 1:1–2

  • AMPC:
    In many separate revelations... God spoke of old to [our] forefathers... But in the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son...

  • MSG:
    Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries. Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son.

  • NIV:
    In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets... but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son...


4. James 1:5

  • AMPC:
    If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God... and it will be given him.

  • MSG:
    If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help...

  • NIV:
    If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God... and it will be given to you.


5. Psalm 46:10

  • AMPC:
    Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God...

  • MSG:
    Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God...

  • NIV:
    Be still, and know that I am God...


6. Romans 8:14

  • AMPC:
    For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

  • MSG:
    God’s Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go!

  • NIV:
    For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.


7. Revelation 3:20

  • AMPC:
    Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice... I will come in to him and will eat with him...

  • MSG:
    Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I’ll come right in and sit down to supper with you.

  • NIV:
    Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person...


8. 1 Kings 19:11–12

  • AMPC:
    ...the Lord was not in the wind... not in the earthquake... not in the fire; and after the fire [a sound of gentle stillness and] a still, small voice.

  • MSG:
    ...but God wasn’t to be found in the wind... the earthquake... the fire... And then a gentle and quiet whisper.

  • NIV:
    ...but the Lord was not in the wind... earthquake... fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.


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