Respond

As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.

So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.

So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.

Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.

They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”

They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.

Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”

There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.

“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.

“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.

“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.

And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.

And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.

Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,