'Words' in the Bible

Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his doctrine,

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, he withdrew from Galilee, and came to the coasts of Judaea beyond the Jordan;

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of man also be ashamed when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

And the disciples were amazed at his words. And Jesus again answering says to them, Children, how difficult it is that those who trust in riches should enter into the kingdom of God!

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.

as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.

And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a mountain to pray.

Do ye let these words sink into your ears. For the Son of man is about to be delivered into men's hands.

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

and he questioned him in many words, but he answered him nothing.

And they remembered his words;

And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them.

And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all that is written concerning me in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.

for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure.

But if ye do not believe his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

It is the Spirit which quickens, the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life.

Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast words of life eternal;

These words spoke he in the treasury, teaching in the temple; and no one took him, for his hour was not yet come.

He that is of God hears the words of God: therefore ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.

There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;

and if any one hear my words and do not keep them, I judge him not, for I am not come that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

He that rejects me and does not receive my words, has him who judges him: the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him in the last day.

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words which I speak to you I do not speak from myself; but the Father who abides in me, he does the works.

He that loves me not does not keep my words; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but that of the Father who has sent me.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall come to pass to you.

for the words which thou hast given me I have given them, and they have received them, and have known truly that I came out from thee, and have believed that thou sentest me.

Pilate therefore, having heard these words, led Jesus out and sat down upon the judgment-seat, at a place called Pavement, but in Hebrew Gabbatha;

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them, Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give heed to my words:

Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazaraean, a man borne witness to by God to you by works of power and wonders and signs, which God wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know

And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and expired. And great fear came upon all who heard it.

Go ye and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.

Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.

And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.

And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.

While Peter was yet speaking these words the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were hearing the word.

who shall speak words to thee whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.

And with this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written:

Inasmuch as we have heard that some who went out from amongst us have troubled you by words, upsetting your souls, saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the law; to whom we gave no commandment;

And the jailor reported these words to Paul: The praetors have sent that ye may be let go. Now therefore go out and depart in peace.

And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.

but if it be questions about words, and names, and the law that ye have, see to it yourselves; for I do not intend to be judge of these things.

I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring we ought to come in aid of the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

But Paul said, I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but utter words of truth and soberness;

Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

But I say, Have they not heard? Yea, surely, Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the extremities of the habitable world.

For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;

which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, communicating spiritual things by spiritual means.

but in the assembly I desire to speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

So encourage one another with these words.)

Laying these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which thou hast fully followed up.

If any one teach differently, and do not accede to sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching which is according to piety,

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, out of which arise envy, strife, injurious words, evil suspicions,

Have an outline of sound words, which words thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.

Against whom be thou also on thy guard, for he has greatly withstood our words.

and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined the word being addressed to them any more:

But I beseech you, brethren, bear the word of exhortation, for it is but in few words that I have written to you.

And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.

For while speaking great highflown words of vanity, they allure with the lusts of the flesh, by dissoluteness, those who have just fled those who walk in error,

to be mindful of the words spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour by your apostles;

For this reason, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he does, babbling against us with wicked words; and not content with these, neither does he himself receive the brethren; and those who would he prevents, and casts them out of the assembly.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts; and their mouth speaks swelling words, admiring persons for the sake of profit.

But ye, beloved, remember the words spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time is near.

for God has given to their hearts to do his mind, and to act with one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

And he says to me, Write, Blessed are they who are called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. And he says to me, These are the true words of God.

And he that sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says to me, Write, for these words are true and faithful.

And he said to me, These words are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his angel to shew to his bondmen the things which must soon come to pass.

And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Do homage to God.

And he says to me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. The time is near.

I testify to every one who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any one shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues which are written in this book.

And if any one take from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.