252 occurrences in 13 translations

'Talking' in the Bible

For they heard them talking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and exalting and magnifying and praising God. Then Peter said,

When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who kept talking to them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.

When they had finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.

(Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.)

And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.

For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.

And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.

And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.

Since he would not be persuaded, we stopped talking and simply said, “The Lord’s will be done!”

And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,

And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.

And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.

For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.

and when they had gone aside, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything worthy of death or imprisonment.”

However, we'd like to hear from you what you believe, because people are talking against this sect everywhere."

But if our unrighteousness serves to confirm God's righteousness, what can we say? God is not unrighteous when he vents his wrath on us, is he? (I am talking in human terms.)

And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?

Am I talking as a man? does not the law say the same?

I am talking to sensible people. Apply what I am saying to yourselves.

For the person who speaks in a foreign language is not actually speaking to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands him, because he is talking about secrets by the Spirit.

In the same way, unless you speak an intelligible message with your language, how will anyone know what is being said? You'll be talking into the air!

But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me.

Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.

And if they have a desire for knowledge about anything, let them put questions to their husbands privately: for talking in the church puts shame on a woman.

Now to give me back payment of the same sort (I am talking as to my children), let your hearts be wide open to me.

For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.

But even if I am unskilled in speaking, yet I am not [untrained] in knowledge [I know what I am talking about]; but we have made this evident to you in every way, in all things.

When I talk as a confident boaster, I am not talking with the Lord's authority but like a fool.

I say this to our shame: We have been weak.But in whatever anyone dares to boast—I am talking foolishly—I also dare:

They want to be teachers of the Law, yet they do not understand either what they are talking about or the things about which they speak so confidently.

At the same time they also learn to be idle, as they go around from house to house; and not merely idle, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things not proper to mention.

Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back

For He has not subjected to angels the world to come that we are talking about.

For the person we are talking about belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.

But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

But his wrongdoing was pointed out to him: an ass, talking with a man's voice, put a stop to the error of the prophet.

So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.

Then I turned to see who was talking to me, and when I turned I saw seven gold lamp stands.

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

The angel who was talking to me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
συλλαλέω 
Sullaleo 
talk with , talk , speak , commune with , confer
Usage: 6

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

הגה 
Hagah 
Usage: 25

לשׁנה לשׁן לשׁון 
Lashown 
Usage: 116

מלּה מלּה 
Millah 
Usage: 38

ספר 
Caphar 
Usage: 161

שׂיח 
Siyach 
Usage: 20

שׂיח 
Siyach 
Usage: 14

λαλέω 
Laleo 
speak , say , tell , talk , preach , utter , , vr speak
Usage: 235

ματαιολόγος 
Mataiologos 
Usage: 1

μωρολογία 
Morologia 
Usage: 1

ὁμιλέω 
Homileo 
Usage: 4

συνομιλέω 
sunomileo 
talk with
Usage: 1

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