29 occurrences in 12 translations

'Tell' in the Bible

"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and that his tomb is among us to this day.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Spiritual Significance OfPatriarchsSepulchresPlaces To This Day

And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

Verse ConceptsAssenting

And now, I tell you, stay away from these men and leave them alone. For if this plan or this work is of men, it will be overthrown;

Verse ConceptsGood Human AdviceLeave Them AloneMan's TeachingWork Ethicmovement

The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?”

Verse ConceptsWho Is This?

So Philip proceeded to tell him the good news about Jesus, beginning from that Scripture.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofevangelism, kinds ofUse Of The Scripturespreaching

But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard many people tell how much evil this man has done to your saints in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsSaintsPeople Actually Doing Evil

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

Verse ConceptsLeatherArts And Crafts, Types ofOccupationsSeashores

He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet, and then he told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He added, "Tell this to James and the brothers." Then he left and went somewhere else.

Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The ChristianGod Freeing CaptivesTelling Of God

'Look, you scoffers, and be astonished and perish! For I am doing a work in your days, a work that you would never believe [even] if someone were to tell [it] to you.'"

Verse ConceptsPrejudiceScoffingDespisersScoffersDoubting GodWhat God Doesaccomplishmentmockers

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving, the people kept urging them to tell them the same things the next Sabbath.

Verse ConceptseagernessOn The Sabbath

The whole crowd was silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul tell about all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the gentiles.

Verse ConceptsGentiles, In NtSilenceIndividuals Being SilentOther MiraclesSigns And Wonders Of The Gospel

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

Verse ConceptsConfirmationLiteracyGiving InformationPowers Of Speech

As soon as he had seen the vision, we immediately looked for a way to go to Macedonia, because we were convinced that God had called us to tell the people there the good news.

Verse ConceptsEvangelismevangelizing

(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

Verse ConceptsForeignersAmusementsIntelligenceLeisure, And PastimesPride, Examples OfSloth Examples OfCuriosity

But they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews living among the gentiles to forsake the Law of Moses, and that you tell them not to circumcise their children or observe the customs.

Verse ConceptsCustomPersecution, Forms OfUncircumcisionApostasy, Types OfMisteachingNecessity Of CircumcisionThe Gospel To Jew And Gentileapostasy

Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have obligated themselves with a vow.

Verse ConceptsFour People

Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

Verse ConceptsPrisoners

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

Verse ConceptsChiliarchs

So he took him, brought him to the commander, and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to tell you.”

Verse ConceptsChiliarchs

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

Verse ConceptsTaking By The HandAsking Particular QuestionsChiliarchs

So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

Verse ConceptsChiliarchsDo Not Tell

Otherwise, these men themselves should tell what wrong they found when I stood before the Council

Verse ConceptsSanhedrinWhat Sin?

I have nothing very definite, however, to tell our Sovereign about him. So I have brought the man before you all--and especially before you, King Agrippa--that after he has been examined I may find something which I can put into writing.

Verse ConceptsInvestigatingNot Writing

"'Go to this people and tell them, you will hear and hear, and by no means understand; and will look and look, and by no means see.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual DeafnessBeing Without UnderstandingThe Faculty Of Sight

Bible Theasaurus

Acquaint (1 instance)
Advise (26 instances)
Apprise (4 instances)
Assure (83 instances)
Awaken (17 instances)
Differentiate (6 instances)
Distinguish (23 instances)
Enjoin (13 instances)
Enlighten (10 instances)
Evidence (93 instances)
Impart (19 instances)
Inform (53 instances)

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