'Message' in the Bible

"The Lord God of Israel has a message for you. 'I made a covenant with your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt where they had been slaves. It stipulated,

The Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah a message for them. He told him to tell them,

"The Lord God of Israel says, 'Give a message to the king of Judah who sent you to ask me to help him. Tell him, "The army of Pharaoh that was on its way to help you will go back home to Egypt.

Then King Zedekiah had him brought to the palace. There he questioned him privately and asked him, "Is there any message from the Lord?" Jeremiah answered, "Yes, there is." Then he announced, "You will be handed over to the king of Babylon."

"The Lord God of Israel has a message for you, Baruch.

I said, "I have heard a message from the Lord. A messenger has been sent among the nations to say, 'Gather your armies and march out against her! Prepare to do battle with her!'"

Now the wise men and astrologers were brought before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation. But they were unable to disclose the interpretation of the message.

At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God's sight. Therefore consider the message and understand the vision:

In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel (who was also called Belteshazzar). This message was true and concerned a great war. He understood the message and gained insight by the vision.

This is the Lord's message that was given to Joel the son of Pethuel:

Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the Lord is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt:

Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands, "Bring us more to drink!"

Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel: "Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! The land cannot endure all his prophecies.

So now listen to the Lord's message! You say, 'Don't prophesy against Israel! Don't preach against the family of Isaac!'

"Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you."

This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to Micah of Moresheth. He delivered this message during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. The prophecies pertain to Samaria and Jerusalem.

The following is the message which God revealed to Habakkuk the prophet:

The Lord responded: "Write down this message! Record it legibly on tablets, so the one who announces it may read it easily.

For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass -- it will not arrive late.

This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. Zephaniah delivered this message during the reign of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah:

On the first day of the sixth month of King Darius' second year, the Lord spoke this message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak:

Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, along with the whole remnant of the people, obeyed the Lord their God. They responded favorably to the message of the prophet Haggai, who spoke just as the Lord their God had instructed him, and the people began to respect the Lord.

Speak up again with the message of the Lord who rules over all: 'My cities will once more overflow with prosperity, and once more the Lord will comfort Zion and validate his choice of Jerusalem.'"

From that time Jesus began to preach this message: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near!'

And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.

As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him: "Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today."

"I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.

So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick."

so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, "Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

So Joseph sent a message and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come, seventy-five people in all.

They said, "Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you."

You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all) --

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.

who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.'

Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.

After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, "Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it."

Brothers, descendants of Abraham's family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia.

These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.

Even some of the provincial authorities who were his friends sent a message to him, urging him not to venture into the theater.

On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he extended his message until midnight.

From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.

And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace. This message is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you -- unless you believed in vain.

But as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No."

In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people's trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation.

But from those who were influential (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism between people) -- those influential leaders added nothing to my message.

Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak -- that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,

Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything.

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God's message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God's message, which is at work among you who believe.

not to be easily shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.

Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, that the Lord's message may spread quickly and be honored as in fact it was among you,

But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.

for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God's message is not imprisoned!

Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

and their message will spread its infection like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group.

Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion's mouth!

But now in his own time he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.

to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.

and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty,

For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in with those who heard it in faith.

For everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced in the message of righteousness, because he is an infant.

Remember your leaders, who spoke God's message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.

For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.

Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.

For this is the gospel message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another,