'Talking' in the Bible

While He was saying these things to them, a ruler (synagogue official) entered [the house] and kneeled down and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just now died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”

And while they were going away, there came to him a man without the power of talking, and with an evil spirit.

And when the evil spirit had been sent out, the man had the power of talking: and they were all surprised, saying, Such a thing has never been seen in Israel.

And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

Then they took to him one with an evil spirit, who was blind and had no power of talking: and he made him well so that he had the power of talking and seeing.

While he was still talking to the people, his mother and his brothers came, desiring to have talk with him.

So the crowd was amazed when they saw those unable to speak talking, the deformed restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they gave glory to the God of Israel.

How can you fail to understand that I wasn't talking to you about bread? Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.

Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.

When the high priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was talking about them.

And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said:

And while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a band armed with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and those in authority over the people.

But he denied it in front of everyone: “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?

And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him.

And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.

He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking;

And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he put the question to them, What were you talking about on the way?

And straight away, while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great band with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority.

But he denied it: “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the entryway, and a rooster crowed.

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”

So the Lord Jesus, after talking with his disciples, was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus.

While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.

Suddenly, two men were talking with Him—Moses and Elijah.

Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem.

And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.

Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.

As some were talking about the temple complex, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, He said,

But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

They were talking with each other about all these things that had taken place.

While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them

He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?"

So they said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts ablaze within us while He was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?”

While they were all talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and told them, "Peace be with you."

Nathanael said to him, Where did you get knowledge of me? In answer Jesus said, Before Philip was talking with you, while you were still under the fig-tree, I saw you.

Truly, I tell you emphatically, we know what we're talking about, and we testify about what we've seen. Yet you people do not accept our testimony.

Jesus said to her, I, who am talking to you, am he.

Just then His disciples arrived, and they were amazed that He was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, “What do You want?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

Come and see a man who has been talking to me of everything I ever did! Is it possible that this is the Christ?

Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did.

He was talking of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. It was he who was to be false to Jesus--one of the twelve.

Still, nobody was talking publicly about Him because they feared the Jews.

And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?

They didn't realize that he was talking to them about the Father.

You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

Jesus told him, "You have seen him. He is the person who is talking with you."

Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about.

(Now Jesus had been talking about his death, but they thought he had been talking about real sleep.)

Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.

Hearing the sound, a number of people who were there said that it was thunder: others said, An angel was talking to him.

I'm not talking about all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled: "The one who ate bread with me has turned against me.'

The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed to know which of them he was talking about.

Simon Peter motioned to him to find out who it was He was talking about.

They said, “What is this He is saying, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what He’s talking about!”

His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.

So Pilate said to Him, “You’re not talking to me? Don’t You know that I have the authority to release You and the authority to crucify You?”

To these [men] He also showed Himself alive after His suffering [in Gethsemane and on the cross], by [a series of] many infallible proofs and unquestionable demonstrations, appearing to them over a period of forty days and talking to them about the things concerning the kingdom of God.

And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

They were completely astonished, saying, “Look! Are not all of these who are speaking Galileans?

Men of Crete and Arabia, to all of us they are talking in our different languages, of the great works of God.

He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction.

And while Peter and John were talking to the people, the priests and the captain [who was in charge of the temple area and] of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

for we cannot stop talking about what we've seen and heard."

This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you.

The eunuch asked Philip, "I ask you, who is the prophet talking about? Himself? Or someone else?"

He kept talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews, but they were bent on murdering him.

While talking with him, he went on in and found that many had come together there.

For they heard them talking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and exalting and magnifying and praising God. Then Peter said,

And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.

When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who kept talking to them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.

There they kept talking about the good news.

When they had finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.

On the Sabbath day, we went out the city gate and walked along the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer. We sat down and began talking to the women who had gathered there.

(Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.)

And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.

For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.

On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.

And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.

And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.

Since he would not be persuaded, we stopped talking and simply said, “The Lord’s will be done!”

And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,

And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.

And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.

For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.

and when they had gone aside, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything worthy of death or imprisonment.”

However, we'd like to hear from you what you believe, because people are talking against this sect everywhere."

But if our unrighteousness serves to confirm God's righteousness, what can we say? God is not unrighteous when he vents his wrath on us, is he? (I am talking in human terms.)

"Their throats resemble an opened grave; with their tongues they have been talking deceitfully." "The venom of vipers lies hidden behind their lips."

And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?

Am I talking as a man? does not the law say the same?

I am talking to sensible people. Apply what I am saying to yourselves.

For the person who speaks in a foreign language is not actually speaking to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands him, because he is talking about secrets by the Spirit.

In the same way, unless you speak an intelligible message with your language, how will anyone know what is being said? You'll be talking into the air!