'Word' in the Bible

Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

"Mark! The maiden will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call His name Immanuel" --a word which signifies 'God with us'.

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.

Then the word of Jeremiah the prophet came true,

And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,

But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.

Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

Ordering them not to give people word of him:

So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

So he sent word and had John beheaded in prison.

And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and came and brought word to Jesus.

When the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word throughout that region and brought him everyone who was sick.

And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

he does not have to honor his father.’ In this way, you have revoked God’s word because of your tradition.

Then his disciples having come near, said to him, 'Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?'

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

Then he gave orders to the disciples to give no man word that he was the Christ.

And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.

"Yes," he replied, and then went into the house. But before he spoke a word Jesus said, "What think you, Simon? From whom do this world's kings receive customs or capitation tax? from their own children, or from others?"

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.

And he said to them, 'All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;

And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak the word that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.

And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will ask you -- I also -- one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

And having left them, having gone away again, he prayed a third time, saying the same word;

But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord.

When however the High Priests and the Elders kept bringing their charges against Him, He said not a word in reply.

And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of Him!”

And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

And as they went to bring his disciples word, behold also, Jesus met them, saying, Hail! And they coming up took him by the feet, and did him homage.

Then Jesus says to them, Fear not; go, bring word to my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there they shall see me.

And as they went, behold, some of the watch went into the city, and brought word to the chief priests of all that had taken place.

Now Simon's wife's mother was ill, with a burning heat; and they gave him word of her:

And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

Then His mother and His brothers came, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him.

The sower soweth the word.

And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.

And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

Jesus did not let him [come], but [instead] He said to him, “Go home to your family and tell them all the great things that the Lord has done for you, and how He has had mercy on you.”

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

And the king, while made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with him would not break his word with her.

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

And he said to her, 'Because of this word go; the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;'

So He passed the word to the people to sit down on the ground. Then taking the seven loaves He blessed them, and broke them into portions and proceeded to give them to His disciples for them to distribute, and they distributed them to the people.

and openly he was speaking the word. And Peter having taken him aside, began to rebuke him,

And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead.

They kept this word to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

And he -- gloomy at the word -- went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.

And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,

And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will question you -- I also -- one word; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;

And hearing what he said, they were glad, and gave him their word to make him a payment of money. And he took thought how he might best give him up to them.

And again having gone away, he prayed, the same word saying;

And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

So they came out, and fled from the tomb, for they were greatly agitated and surprised; and they said not a word to any one, for they were afraid.

She went and brought word to those that had been with him, who were grieving and weeping.

and they went and brought word to the rest; neither did they believe them.

And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

that you may fully know the truth of the things which you have been taught by word of mouth.

and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

And blessed is she who has believed, for the word spoken to her from the Lord shall be fulfilled."

As he gave his word to our fathers.

And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.