'Answer' in the Bible

And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.

But Jesus said to them in answer, You are in error, not having knowledge of the Writings, or of the power of God.

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

And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.

But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.

But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.

But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

And he made answer and said, He who puts his hand into the plate with me, the same will be false to me.

And Judas, who was false to him, made answer and said, Is it I, Master? He says to him, Yes.

But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away.

The high priest then stood up and said to Him, “Don’t You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?”

What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.

And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He didn’t answer.

But He didn’t answer him on even one charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.

So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."

And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?

And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

But she said to him in answer, Yes, Lord: even the dogs under the table take the bits dropped by the children.

And He said to her, “Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”

And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified.

And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking;

And he said to them in answer, O generation without faith, how long will I have to be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come to me.

And John did answer him, saying, 'Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'

And he said to them in answer, What did Moses say you were to do?

If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it’; and immediately he will send it here.”

But on their giving the answer that Jesus had bidden them give, they let them take it.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

And they said in answer to Jesus, We have no idea. And Jesus said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.

And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;

And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.

And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.

Then the high priest stood up before them all and questioned Jesus, “Don’t You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?”

But He kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”

So Pilate asked him again, "Don't you have any answer? Look how many accusations they're bringing against you!"

But Jesus still did not answer anything, so Pilate was amazed.

And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.

And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.”

The soldiers also once and again inquired of him, "And we, what are we to do?" His answer was, "Neither intimidate any one nor lay false charges; and be content with your pay."

John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.

And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

And he got up and went out of the Synagogue and went into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was very ill with a burning heat; and in answer to their prayers for her

In answer to his thoughts Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have a word to say to you." "Rabbi, say on," he replied.

Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.

But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.

And he said to him, 'Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'

Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

And he, in answer, said to them, Are you of the opinion that these Galilaeans were worse than all other Galilaeans, because these things were done to them?

But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

They gave Him no answer; so He took hold of the man, cured him, and sent him away.

And they could not answer him again to these things.

But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

"To a second he said, "'And how much do you owe?' "'A hundred quarters of wheat,' was the answer. "'Here is your account,' said he: 'change it into eighty quarters.'

And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation:

On receiving this answer Jesus said to him, "There is still one thing wanting in you. Sell everything you possess and give the money to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and then come, follow me."

And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are firmly convinced that John was a prophet.”

And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

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

Then some of the scribes replied, "Teacher, you have given a fine answer."

Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

So he kept asking Him questions, but Jesus did not answer him.

And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure.

He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: “I am not the Messiah.”

And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

Nathanael said to him, Where did you get knowledge of me? In answer Jesus said, Before Philip was talking with you, while you were still under the fig-tree, I saw you.

In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these.

Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.

And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.

In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water.

In answer, the woman said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have said rightly, I have no husband:

The ill man said in answer, Sir, I have nobody to put me into the bath when the water is moving; and while I am on the way down some other person gets in before me.

But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.