But he answered, "It is written, "One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.'"

The centurion replied, "Sir, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed,

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come."

I tell you, on Judgment Day people will give an account for every thoughtless word they have uttered,

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom yet doesn't understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

As for what was sown on the stony ground, this is the person who hears the word and accepts it joyfully at once,

but since he doesn't have any root in himself, he lasts for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, he immediately falls away.

As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.

But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word, understands it, and produces a crop that yields 100, 60, or 30 times what was sown."

So he sent word and had John beheaded in prison.

When the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word throughout that region and brought him everyone who was sick.

does not have to honor his father.' Because of your tradition, then, you have disregarded the authority of God's word.

But if he doesn't listen, take one or two others with you so that "every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.'

The farmer sows the word.

Some people are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. When they hear it, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Others are like the seeds sown on the stony ground. When they hear the word, at once they joyfully accept it,

but since they don't have any roots, they last for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, they immediately fall away.

Still others are like the seeds sown among the thorn bushes. These are the people who hear the word,

but the worries of life, the deceitful pleasures of wealth, and the desires for other things come in and choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.

Others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, accept it, and produce crops 30, 60, or 100 times what was sown."

You are destroying the word of God through your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many other things like that."

just as they were passed down to us by those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning,

Jesus answered him, "It is written, "One must not live on bread alone, but on every word of God.'"

One day, as the crowd was pressing in on him to listen to God's word, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

That's why I didn't presume to come to you. But just say the word, and let my servant be healed,

"Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God's word.

The ones on the path are the people who listen, but then the Devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.

But the ones on the good soil are the people who hear the word but also hold on to it with good and honest hearts, producing a crop through endurance."

But he said, "Instead, how blessed are those who hear God's word and obey it!"

Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit won't be forgiven.

Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered the word from the Lord, and how he had told him, "Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."

In the beginning, the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Word became flesh and lived among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father's unique Son, who is full of grace and truth.

nor do you have his word at work in you, because you do not believe in the one whom he sent.

So Jesus told those Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are really my disciples.

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."

Then the Jewish leaders told him, "Now we really know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets, but you say, "If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'

You don't know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I don't know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him and keep his word.

So the sisters sent word to Jesus and told him, "Lord, the one whom you love is ill."

The one who rejects me and doesn't receive my words has something to judge him: The word that I've spoken will judge him on the last day,

Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. Then my Father will love him, and we will go to him and make our home within him.

Remember what I told you: "A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

I have made your name known to these men whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.

I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I don't belong to the world.

"Sanctify them by the truth. Your word is truth.

Lord, pay attention to their threats now, and allow your servants to speak your word boldly

After the apostles heard this, they went into the Temple at daybreak and began to teach. The high priest and those who were with him arrived, called the Council and all the elders of Israel together, and sent word to the prison to have the men brought in.

Then we'll devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Now those who were scattered went from place to place preaching the word.

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaritans had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

After they had given their testimony and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, continuing to proclaim the good news in many Samaritan villages.

He has sent his word to the descendants of Israel and brought them the good news of peace through Jesus the Messiah. This man is the Lord of everyone.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the gentiles had also accepted the word of God.

Now the people who were scattered by the persecution that started because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.

But the word of God continued to grow and spread.

Arriving in Salamis, they began to preach God's word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John to help them.

He was associated with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. He sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

The next Sabbath almost the whole town gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly declared, "We had to speak God's word to you first, but since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are now going to turn to the gentiles.

When the gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord. Meanwhile, all who had been destined to eternal life believed,

and the word of the Lord began to spread throughout the whole region.

They stayed there a considerable time and continued to speak boldly for the Lord, who kept affirming his word of grace and granting signs and wonders to be done by them.

They spoke the word in Perga and went down to Attalia.

We have therefore sent Judas and Silas to tell you the same things by word of mouth.

Both Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch to teach and proclaim the word of the Lord, as did many others.

A few days later, Paul told Barnabas, "Let's go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they're doing."

Because they had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia, Paul and Timothy went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and everyone in his home.

The jailer reported these words to Paul, and added, "The magistrates have sent word to release you. So come out now and go in peace."

But when the Jewish leaders in Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul also in Berea, they went there to upset and incite the crowds.

But when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself entirely to the word as he emphatically assured the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.

So Paul lived there for a year and a half and continued to teach the word of God among the people there.

This went on for two years, so that all who lived in Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

In that way the word of the Lord kept spreading and triumphing.

Now it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelis truly belong to Israel,

Consequently, faith results from listening, and listening results through the word of the Messiah.

Did God's word originate with you? Are you the only ones it has reached?

Now, when what is decaying is clothed with what cannot decay, and what is dying is clothed with what cannot die, then the written word will be fulfilled: "Death has been swallowed up by victory!"

At least we are not commercializing God's word like so many others. Instead, we speak with sincerity in the Messiah's name, like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God.

Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not use trickery or pervert God's word. By clear statements of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.

The person who is taught the word should share all his goods with his teacher.

You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in the Messiah, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

so that he might make it holy by cleansing it, washing it with water and the word,

also take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Moreover, because of my imprisonment the Lord has caused most of the brothers to become confident to speak God's word more boldly and courageously than ever before.

as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will be proud when the Messiah returns that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.

based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope through the word of truth, the gospel

I became its servant as God commissioned me to work for you, so that I may complete my ministry of the word of God.

Let the word of the Messiah inhabit you richly with wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and singing to God with thankfulness in your hearts.

At the same time also pray for us that God would open before us a door for the word so that we may tell the secret about the Messiah, for which I have been imprisoned.

You became imitators of us and of the Lord. In spite of a great deal of suffering, you welcomed the word with the joy that the Holy Spirit produces.

From you the word of the Lord has spread out not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where your faith in God has become known. As a result, we do not need to say anything about it.

Here is another reason why we constantly give thanks to God: When you received God's word, which you heard from us, you did not accept it as the word of humans but for what it really is the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

So then, brothers, stand firm, and cling to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.

encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good action and word.

Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly, and that it may be honored the way it is among you.

because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Because of it I am experiencing trouble, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. However, God's word is not chained.