'Words' in the Bible

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.

And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.

A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.

And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.

And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness.

And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men?

And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them

But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.

But the disciples understood none of these things [about the approaching death and resurrection of Jesus]. This statement was hidden from them, and they did not grasp the [meaning of the] things that were said [by Jesus].

No sooner were the words spoken than the man regained his sight and followed Jesus, giving glory to God; and all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.

And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.

The king told him, "I will judge you by your own words, you evil servant! You knew, did you, that I was a hard man, and that I withdraw what I didn't deposit and harvest what I didn't plant?

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

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

And all the people came early in the morning to give ear to his words in the Temple.

For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end.

And while he was saying these words, there came a band of people, and Judas, one of the twelve, was in front of them, and he came near to Jesus to give him a kiss.

And Peter said, Man, I have no knowledge of these things of which you are talking. And straight away, while he was saying these words, there came the cry of a cock.

The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”

And they were saying many other [evil and slanderous] things against Him, blaspheming [speaking sacrilegiously and abusively about] Him.

And they said, What more need have we of witness? we have the very words of his mouth.

But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean?

Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.

And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS

And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit!” Having said this, He breathed His last.

And they remembered his words,

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

and he said unto them, 'What are these words that ye exchange with one another, walking, and ye are sad?'

He said to them, "What things?" "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene," they replied, "a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;

And when he was seated with them at table, he took the bread, and said words of blessing and, making division of it, he gave it to them.

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

"I am the voice," he replied, "of one crying aloud, 'Make straight the Lord's way in the Desert,' fulfilling the words of the Prophet Isaiah."

This recalled to His disciples the words of Scripture, "My zeal for Thy House will consume me."

But his words were about that holy building which was his body.

So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.

If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?

“He who comes from [heaven] above is above all others; he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks [about things] of the earth [his viewpoint and experience are earthly]. He who comes from heaven is above all.

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,

They said to the woman, "No longer do we believe because of your words, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this one really is the Savior of the world."

"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;

“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the person who hears My word [the one who heeds My message], and believes and trusts in Him who sent Me, has (possesses now) eternal life [that is, eternal life actually begins—the believer is transformed], and does not come into judgment and condemnation, but has passed [over] from death into life.

But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Now the Jews said bitter things about Jesus because of his words, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.