'Saying' in the Bible

And the crowds kept saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee!”

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?”“Yes,” Jesus told them. “Have you never read:You have prepared praisefrom the mouths of children and nursing infants?”

And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, 'By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?'

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying,

Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary -- is debtor!

and you say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have joined them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

“Also the one who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have [made a profit and] gained two more talents.’

“The one who had received one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a harsh and demanding man, reaping [the harvest] where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter seed.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

When Jesus had finished saying all this, He told His disciples,

But they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to the disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it. This is my body."

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

Then the High Priest stood up and asked Him, "Have you no answer to make? What is it these men are saying in evidence against you?"

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying,

Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.”

Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, he having said to him -- 'Before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me;' and having gone without, he did weep bitterly.

Then Judas -- he who delivered him up -- having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying,

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting lots.

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

But the others kept saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,

Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out [terribly from the depths of his throat],

Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be clean!"

And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,

and saying, "Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your purification present the offerings that Moses appointed as evidence for them."

At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. "Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?" he asked them.

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?”

The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

When his family heard about it, they went to restrain him, because they kept saying, "He's out of his mind!"

The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

So He called them to Him, and using figurative language He appealed to them, saying, "How is it possible for Satan to expel Satan?

because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

And He was saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables,

And He was saying to them, “A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, is it, or under a bed? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand?

And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides.