'Word' in the Bible

He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

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

The centurion answered, "Lord, I'm not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forth.

Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." He went out and wept bitterly.

He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.

Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

The farmer sows the word.

The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."

With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this."

The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." When he thought about that, he wept.

They went out, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.

even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,

Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

"Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"

and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the net."

Therefore I didn't even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

The Lord turned, and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the Lord's word, how he said to him, "Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times."

He said to them, "What things?" They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, "He told me everything that I did."

Many more believed because of his word.

Jesus said to him, "Go your way. Your son lives." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.

"Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

You don't have his word living in you; because you don't believe him whom he sent.

What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.

I know that you are Abraham's seed, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

Why don't you understand my speech? Because you can't hear my word.

Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death."

Then the Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, 'If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.'

You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, 'I don't know him,' I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word.

If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can't be broken),

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, "Lord, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

He who rejects me, and doesn't receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day.

Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

He who doesn't love me doesn't keep my words. The word which you hear isn't mine, but the Father's who sent me.

You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'

I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.

I have given them your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,

that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, "Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none."

that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what kind of death he should die.

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word."

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ -- he is Lord of all --

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."

Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.