'Words' in the Bible

“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching;

Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.

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

When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan;

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

When Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples,

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.

The disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus *answered again and *said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.

And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,‘Make ready the way of the Lord,Make His paths straight.

And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like:

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

“Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.”

He *said to him, ‘By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

And they remembered His words,

But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.

And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they stood still, looking sad.

Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.

But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.”

These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”

A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.

Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.

He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples over the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden, in which He entered with His disciples.

Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.

“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—

And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”

And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it.

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”

Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.

and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’

With this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written,

“Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls,

And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go in peace.”

The policemen reported these words to the chief magistrates. They were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

but if there are questions about words and names and your own law, look after it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters.”

In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and 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 out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth.

[When he had spoken these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.]

May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written,“That You may be justified in Your words,And prevail when You are judged.”

In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have;“Their voice has gone out into all the earth,And their words to the ends of the world.”

and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the words of those who are arrogant but their power.

For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power.

however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

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

Therefore comfort one another with these words.

In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.

If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness,

he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.

and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them.

and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,

that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles.

For this reason, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not receive the brethren, either, and he forbids those who desire to do so and puts them out of the church.

But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.

There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.

For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled.

Then he *said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” And he *said to me, “These are true words of God.”

And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.”

And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.

“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book.”

But he *said to me, “Do not do that. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book. Worship God.”

And he *said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;

and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.