Quotes About Communication

And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.

Again the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying:

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,

“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ëWhat have we spoken against You?í

Simply let your ëYesí be ëYes,í and your ëNo,í ëNo.í Anything more comes from the evil one.

And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

ëWe played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.í

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.

Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”

Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

This is why I speak to them in parables: ëThough seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.í

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ëevery matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.í

and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”

With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.

Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.