50 Bible Verses about Words

IN the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD. was with God, and the WORD was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him, and without him not one thing was made that now exists.

And the "WORD became flesh, and tabernacled among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and of truth.

GOD, who in many parts and in many ways spoke in ancient times to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom, also, he made the ages;

THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled concerning the Word of life; (the life also was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)

And he was clothed with a garment dipped in blood; and his name is called The Word of God.

And immediately many came together, so that the house could contain them no longer, nor could the space about the door. And he preached the word to them.

Therefore, whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and they beat against that house, and it fell not: for it was founded on the rock. And every one that hears these words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.read more.
And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell: and great was its fall. And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these words, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

Every one that comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like. He is like a man that, when building a house, digged deep, and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the torrent dashed against that house, and it was not able to shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he that hears, and does not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the torrent dashed with violence, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.

He that received seed on the stony places is he that hears the word, and immediately receives it with joy. Yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while; and when affliction or persecution arises on account of the word, he immediately takes offense. He that received seed among the thorns, is he that hears the word; and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.read more.
But he that received seed on the good ground, is he that hears the word and understands it; who also produces fruit, and yields, one a hundred; another, sixty; another, thirty.

And he said to them: Do you not understand this parable? And how then will you understand all parables? The sower sows the word. These are they that received seed by the wayside, where the word is sown; and when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.read more.
And these are they that, in like manner, received seed in stony places: who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy: and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a time; afterward, when affliction or persecution arises on account of the word, they immediately take offense. And these are they that received seed among thorns; who hear the word, and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. And these are they that received seed on the good ground; who hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

But the meaning of the parable is this: The seed is the word of God; those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil and takes the word from their heart, lest they should believe and be saved. Those on the rock are they that, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who, for awhile, believe, and in time of temptation apostatize.read more.
That which fell among thorns are those who hear, and so conduct them selves, that they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are those who, in a good and honest heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And he said: Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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

Verily, verily I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has eternal life, and comes not into condemnation, but has passed from death into life.

It is the spirit that makes alive; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I speak to you are spirit and life. But there are some among you who believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who he was that would betray him. And he said: For this reason I said to you: No one can come to me unless it be given him from my Father.read more.
After this, many of his disciples went back, and walked with him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve: Will you also go away? Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life;

Then said Jesus to those Jews that believed on him: If you continue in my word, you are my disciples indeed, and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

And if any one hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejects me, and receives not my words, has that which judges him: the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself: but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment what I should say, and what I should speak.read more.
And I know that his commandment is life eternal. What things I speak therefore, as the Father has said to me, so I speak.

Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you, I speak not of myself. The Father who dwells in me, he does the works. Believe me, that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me. If not, believe me on account of the works themselves. Verily, verily I say to you, he that believes on me, the works that I do he also shall do. Even greater works than these shall he do, because I go to my Father;read more.
and whatever you ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If you love me, keep my commandments; and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete, that he may dwell with you forever; the Spirit of the truth, whom the world can not receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, because he dwells with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I am coming to you. Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you shall see me. Because I live, you also shall live. In that clay you shall know that I am in my Father, arid you in me, and I in you. He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that loves me shall be loved by my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas, not Iscariot, said to him: Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world? Jesus answered and said to him: If any one loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him. He that loves me not, keeps not my words; and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

Now are you pure, through the word which I have spoken to you.

I have made known thy name to the men that thou gavest me out of the world. Thine they were, and thou gavest them, to me, and they have kept thy word. Now they know that all things that thou hast given me are from thee; for the words which thou gavest me I have given them; and they have received them, and they know surely that I came forth from thee, and they believe that thou didst send me.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants that they may speak thy word with all boldness,

And on the next sabbath-day, almost the whole city met together to hear the word of God. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and reviling. But Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly, said: It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first: but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo! we turn to tho Gentiles.

This continued for two years; so that all that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

But what says it? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart; that is, the word of faith which we preach; that if you will confess with your mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart we believe, in order to justification; and with the mouth we make confession, it order to salvation.

in consequence of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

that their hearts may be comforted, they being firmly united in love in order to gain all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may acknowledge the mystery of God, even the Father, and of Christ,

For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in full assurance, as you know what sort of persons we were among you for your sakes.

For we have had the good news preached to us, even as they had: but the word preached did not profit them, for it was not mixed with faith in those who heard it.

But he answered and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

Jesus answered and said to him: If any one loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him. He that loves me not, keeps not my words; and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.

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

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, and pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome.

But I say to you, That for every idle word which men speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment. For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.

My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. For in many things we all offend. If any one offends not in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Behold, we put bits into horses mouths that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.read more.
Behold also the ships, which are very great, and are driven by violent winds; yet they are turned about by a very small helm, to whatever point the will of him that directs it may determine. So, also, the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest does a little fire set in a blaze. And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity. So is the tongue placed among our members, defiling the whole body, setting on fire the course of life, and being set on fire by hell. For every kind of beasts and of birds, of creeping things and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by man: but the tongue no man can tame; it is an unruly evil; it is full of deadly poison. With it we bless God, even the Father: and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God. Out of the same mouth come forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not so to be. Does a fountain send forth from the same cavern sweet water and bitter? Can the fig-tree, my brethren, bear olives, or the vine, figs? So no fountain can produce salt water and fresh.