'Says' in the Bible

But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother "Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says, "You fool!' will be subject to hell fire.

Then it says, "I will go back to my home that I left.' When it arrives, it finds it empty, swept clean, and put in order.

"With them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says: "You will listen and listen but never understand. You will look and look but never comprehend,

If anyone says anything to you, tell him, "The Lord needs them,' and that person will send them at once."

He asked them, "Then how can David by the Spirit call him "Lord' when he says,

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here's the Messiah!' or "There he is!', don't believe it,

"But if that wicked servant says to himself, "My master has been delayed,'

He said, "Go to a certain man in the city and say to him, "The Teacher says, "My time is near. I will celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house."'"

I tell all of you with certainty, if anyone says to this mountain, "Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' if he doesn't doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here is the Messiah!', or, "Look! There he is!' don't believe it,

No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine, because he says, "The old wine is good enough!'"

"How terrible it will be for you when everyone says nice things about you, because that's the way their ancestors used to treat the false prophets!"

"Whenever an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it wanders through dry places looking for a place to rest but doesn't find any. So it says, "I will go back to my home that I left.'

But if that servant says to himself, "My master is taking a long time to come back,' and begins to beat the other servants and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

Then he goes home, calls his friends and neighbors together, and says to them, "Rejoice with me, because I've found my lost sheep!'

When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, "Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin that I lost!'

Even if he sins against you seven times in a day and comes back to you seven times and says, "I repent,' you must forgive him."

Then the Lord added, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.

Because David himself in the book of Psalms says, "The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

So they told each other, "Let's not tear it. Instead, let's throw dice to see who gets it." This was to fulfill the Scripture that says, "They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they threw dice." So that is what the soldiers did.

In addition, another passage of Scripture says, "They will look on the one whom they pierced."

"In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

since David says about him, "I always keep my eyes on the Lord, for he is at my right hand so that I cannot be shaken.

However, the Most High does not live in buildings made by human hands. As the prophet says,

In another Psalm he says, "You will not let your Holy One experience decay.'

He came to us, took Paul's belt, and tied his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, "The Holy Spirit says, "This is how the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will tie up the man who owns this belt. Then they will hand him over to the gentiles.'"

Now we know that whatever the Law says applies to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

For he says to Moses, "I will be merciful to the person I want to be merciful to, and I will be kind to the person I want to be kind to."

For the Scripture says about Pharaoh, "I have raised you up for this very purpose, to demonstrate my power through you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."

As the Scripture says in Hosea, "Those who are not my people I will call my people, and the one who was not loved I will call my loved one.

But the righteousness that comes from faith says, "Do not say in your heart, "Who will go up to heaven?' (that is, to bring the Messiah down),

The Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will never be ashamed."

And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who were not looking for me; I was revealed to those who were not asking for me."

But about Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people."

God has not rejected his people whom he chose long ago. Do you not know what the Scripture says in the story about Elijah, when he pleads with God against Israel?

And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a punishment for them.

Again he says, "Rejoice, you gentiles, with his people!"

And again, Isaiah says, "There will be a Root from Jesse. He will rise up to rule the gentiles, and the gentiles will hope in him."

For when one person says, "I follow Paul," and another person says, "I follow Apollos," you're following your own human nature, aren't you?

I am not saying this on human authority, am I? The Law says the same thing, doesn't it?

However, if someone says to you, "This was offered as a sacrifice," don't eat it, both out of consideration for the one who told you and also for the sake of conscience.

If the foot says, "Since I'm not a hand, I'm not part of the body," that does not make it any less a part of the body, does it?

And if the ear says, "Since I'm not an eye, I'm not part of the body," that does not make it any less a part of the body, does it?

As in all the churches of the saints, the women must keep silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak out, but must place themselves in submission, as the oral law also says.

for "God has put everything under his feet." Now when he says, "Everything has been put under him," this clearly excludes the one who put everything under him.

For he says, "At the right time I heard you, and on a day of salvation I helped you." Listen, now is really the "right time"! Now is the "day of salvation"!

Tell me, those of you who want to live under the Law: Are you really listening to what the Law says?

That is why God says, "When he went up to the highest place, he led captives into captivity and gave gifts to people."

for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.''

Now the Spirit says clearly that in the last times some people will abandon the faith by following deceitful spirits, the teachings of demons,

For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox while it is treading out grain," and, "A worker deserves his pay."

And again, when he brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."

Now about the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire."

But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.

when he says, "I will announce your name to my brothers. I will praise you within the congregation."

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Today, if you hear his voice,

As he also says in another place, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."

In this passage he says, "You never wanted or took delight in sacrifices, offerings, burnt offerings, and sin offerings," which are offered according to the Law.

Then he says, "See, I have come to do your will." He takes away the first in order to establish the second.

And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." And so he was called God's friend.

Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that God caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?

But he gives all the more grace. And so he says, "God opposes the arrogant but gives grace to the humble."

This is why it says in Scripture: "Look! I am laying a chosen, precious cornerstone in Zion. The one who believes in him will never be ashamed."

The person who says, "I have come to know him," but does not continually keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth has no place in that person.

The one who says that he abides in him must live the same way he himself lived.

The person who says that he is in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.

Whoever says, "I love God," but hates his brother is a liar. The one who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love the God whom he has not seen.

"To the messenger of the church in Ephesus, write: "The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lamp stands, says this:

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To everyone who conquers I will give the privilege of eating from the tree of life that is in God's paradise.'"

"To the messenger of the church in Smyrna, write: "The first and the last, who was dead and became alive, says this:

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be hurt by the second death.'"

"To the messenger of the church in Pergamum, write: "The one who holds the sharp, two-edged sword, says this:

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone. On the white stone is written a new name that no one knows except the person who receives it.'"

"To the messenger of the church in Thyatira, write: "The Son of God, whose eyes are like flaming fire and whose feet are like glowing bronze, says this:

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.'"

"To the messenger of the church in Sardis, write: "The one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says this:

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.'"

"To the messenger of the church in Philadelphia, write: "The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens a door that no one can shut, and who shuts a door that no one can open, "says this:

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.'"

"To the messenger of the church in Laodicea, write: "The Amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the originator of God's creation, says this:

"Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.'"

I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: How blessed are the dead, that is, those who die in the Lord from now on!" "Yes," says the Spirit. "Let them rest from their labors, for their actions follow them."

Just as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, inflict on her just as much torture and misery. In her heart she says, "I am a queen on a throne, not a widow. I will never see misery.'

The one who is testifying to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon!" Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!