'Answering' in the Bible
And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.
And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.
And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.
And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.
And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.
And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did not let him do it, because he was not one of us.
And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:
And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them.
And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?
And they, answering him, said, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles come together.
But Jesus, answering, said, Put up with this, at least. And touching his ear, he made it well.