'Words' in the Bible

"At Bethlehem in Judaea," they replied; "for so it stands written in the words of the Prophet,

Then were these words, spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, fulfilled,

and went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in order that these words spoken through the Prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

in order that these words, spoken through the Prophet Isaiah, might be fulfilled,

And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,

But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.

When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.

“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on the rock.

But everyone who hears these words of Mine and doesn’t act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.

But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.

But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.

that those words of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled,

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.

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, he removed from Galilee, and did come to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan,

Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.

These words utterly amazed the disciples, and they asked, "Who then can be saved?"

Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

Then the Pharisees having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in words,

When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these words, he said to his disciples,

And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet were fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel;

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Why doth this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one -- God?'

Jesus heard the words, and He said, "It is not the healthy who require a doctor, but the sick: I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.

And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and passes away ejected from him?" By these words Jesus pronounced all kinds of food clean.

The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:

"For those words of yours, go home," He replied; "the demon has gone out of your daughter."

And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.

they explained His words to one another by saying, "We have no bread!"

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

And they said to them the words which Jesus had said; and they let them go.

And he said to it, Let no man take fruit from you for ever. And his disciples took note of his words.

And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

"As soon, however, as you see the Abomination of Desolation standing where he ought not" --let the reader observe these words--"then let those in Judaea escape to the hills;

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.

His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed for the second time, and Peter recollected the words of Jesus, "Before the cock crows twice, you will three times disown me." And as he thought of it, he wept aloud.

And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.

And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words.

But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.

"I am the Lord's maidservant," Mary replied; "may it be with me in accordance with your words!" And then the angel left her.

And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.

And while the child's father and mother were wondering at the words of Symeon concerning Him,

And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;

And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.

And his words seemed strange to them.

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Then all in the synagogue, while listening to these words, were filled with fury.

And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.

But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, 'Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?'

Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

I will show you what someone is like who comes to Me, hears My words, and acts on them:

But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!"

And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.

And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well.

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people.

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.

About eight days after these words, He took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

“Let these words sink in: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”

But turning round he said sharp words to them.