'Saying' in the Bible

But John tried to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

"So don't ever worry by saying, "What are we going to eat?' or "What are we going to drink?' or "What are we going to wear?'

"Not everyone who keeps saying to me, "Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom from heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven.

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, the crowds were utterly amazed at his teaching,

So the demons began to plead with Jesus, saying, "If you drive us out, send us into that herd of pigs."

because she had been saying to herself, "If I just touch his robe, I will get well."

But the Pharisees kept saying, "He drives out demons by the ruler of demons."

All the crowds were amazed and kept saying, "This man isn't the Son of David, is he?"

He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

Then the men in the boat began to worship Jesus, saying, "You certainly are the Son of God!"

Then she came and fell down before him, saying, "Lord, help me!"

As they began to discuss this among themselves, they kept saying, "We didn't bring along any bread."

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God be merciful to you, Lord! This must never happen to you!"

But Jesus came up to them and touched them, saying, "Get up, and stop being afraid."

Then the servant fell down and bowed low before him, saying, "Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything!'

When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the territory of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

"Not everyone can accept this saying," he replied, "except those to whom celibacy has been granted,

Jesus stopped and called them, saying, "What do you want me to do for you?"

The crowds kept saying, "This is the prophet Jesus, the man from Nazareth in Galilee."

and asked him, "Do you hear what these people are saying?"

So he sent other servants after saying, "Tell those who have been invited, "Look! I've prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been slaughtered. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding!"'

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

But they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to the disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it. This is my body."

Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you,

After leaving them again, he went away and prayed again for the third time, saying the same thing.

Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him."

saying, "Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you?"

saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood."

Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was about to break out instead. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. Attend to that yourselves."

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

and saying, "You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days save yourself! If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,

But the others kept saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah will come and save him."

All the people were so stunned that they kept saying to each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He tells even the unclean spirits what to do, and they obey him!"

At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. "Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?" he asked them.

So the man got up, immediately picked up his mat, and went out in front of all of them. As a result, all of the people were amazed and began to glorify God as they kept on saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

When his family heard about it, they went to restrain him, because they kept saying, "He's out of his mind!"

"because they had been saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

He was also saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground.

He was also saying, "How can we show what the kingdom of God is like, or what parable can we use to describe it?

Overcome with fear, they kept saying to one another, "Who is this man? Even the wind and the sea obey him!"

Jesus had been saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"

and begged him urgently, saying, "My little daughter is dying. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may get well and live."

because she had been saying, "If I can just touch his robe, I will get well."

King Herod heard about this, because Jesus' name had become well-known. He was saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead! That's why he is able to do these miracles."

Others were saying, "He is Elijah." Still others were saying, "He is a prophet like one of the other prophets."

After saying goodbye to them, he went up on a hillside to pray.

Amazed beyond measure, they kept on saying, "He does everything well! He even makes deaf people hear and mute people talk!"

Then Jesus sent him home, saying, "Don't go into the village or tell anyone in the village."

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, Jesus rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind me, Satan, because you're not thinking God's thoughts, but human thoughts!"

When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You spirit that won't let him talk or hear I command you to come out of him and never enter him again!"

He still had one more person to send, a son whom he loved. Finally, he sent him to them, saying, "They will respect my son.'

because they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to them, saying, "Take some. This is my body."

But Peter kept saying emphatically, "Even if I have to die with you, I'll never deny you!" And all the others kept saying the same thing.

Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him, and lead him safely away."

Then some men stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying,

But he denied it, saying, "I don't know or even understand what you're talking about!" Then he went out into the entryway. Just then a rooster crowed.

Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days

In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself!

So someone ran and soaked a sponge in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink, saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down!"

They kept saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?"

Suddenly, a multitude of the Heavenly Army appeared with the angel, praising God by saying,

Simeon took the infant in his arms and praised God, saying,

and the Holy Spirit descended on him, appearing in the form of a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!"

Overwhelmed with amazement, they all kept saying to one another, "What kind of statement is this? because with authority and power he gives orders to unclean spirits, and they come out!"

So Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do want to. Be clean!" Instantly the leprosy left him.

The scribes and the Pharisees began to argue among themselves, saying, "Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

After Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people who were there listening, he went to Capernaum.

Now the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging Jesus to let him go with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

Just as Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter told Jesus, "Master, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." (Peter didn't know what he was saying.)

But while he was saying this, a cloud appeared and surrounded them, and they became terrified as they were being overshadowed by the cloud.

The next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, "Take good care of him. If you spend more than that, I'll repay you when I come back.'

She had a sister named Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and kept listening to what he was saying.

As Jesus was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and told him, "How blessed is the womb that gave birth to you and the breasts that nursed you!"

Even as he was saying this, all of his opponents were blushing with shame. But the rest of the crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things he was doing.

Now Jesus was saying to the disciples, "A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets.

People won't be saying, "Look! Here it is!' or "There it is!' because now the kingdom of God is among you."

In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, "Grant me justice against my adversary.'

So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover meal."

Then he took a loaf of bread, gave thanks, broke it in pieces, and handed it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Keep on doing this in memory of me."

He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant sealed by my blood, which is being poured out for you.

They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."

Jesus kept saying, "Father, forgive them, because they don't know what they're doing." Then they divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.

Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. The leaders were mocking him by saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if he is the Messiah of God, the chosen one!"

saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

and didn't find his body there, so they came back and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who were saying that he was alive.

They kept saying, "The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon!"

Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, "Please give me a drink,' you would have been the one to ask him, and he would have given you living water."

Jesus told her, "You are quite right in saying, "I don't have a husband,' because you have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true."

In this respect the saying is true: "One person sows, and another person harvests.'

I myself do not accept human testimony, but I am saying these things so that you may be saved.

When the people saw the sign that he had done, they kept saying, "Truly this is the Prophet who was to come into the world!"

They kept saying, "This is Jesus, the son of Joseph, isn't it, whose father and mother we know? So how can he say, "I have come down from heaven'?"

After saying this, he remained in Galilee.

And there was a great deal of discussion about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," while others were saying, "No, he is deceiving the crowds!"

Then some of the people of Jerusalem began saying, "This is the man they are trying to kill, isn't it?

And look, he is speaking in public, and they are not saying anything to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Messiah?

However, many in the crowd believed in him. They kept saying, "When the Messiah comes, he won't do more signs than this man has done, will he?"