'Answer' in the Bible

And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.

Jesus made answer and said, Do not say things against me, one to another.

Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;

Such was His answer, and He remained in Galilee.

Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.

The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?

This was the answer of Jesus: I have done one work and you are all surprised at it.

The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.

This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.

Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?

And this was the answer Jesus gave them: Truly I say to you, Everyone who does evil is the servant of sin.

In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?

And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.

Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.

His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.

And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.

In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:

But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.

Such was their answer, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already settled among themselves that if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogue.

He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see.

His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?

The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes.

Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.

He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.

Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.

Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?

Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.

And Jesus said to them in answer, The hour of the glory of the Son of man has come.

Jesus said in answer, This voice came not for me but for you.

Then the people in answer said to him, The law says that the Christ will have life without end: how say you then that it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

Peter said, I will never let my feet be washed by you, never. Jesus said in answer, If I do not make you clean you have no part with me.

This was the answer Jesus gave: It is the one to whom I will give this bit of bread after I have put it in the vessel. Then he took the bit of bread, put it into the vessel, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.

Jesus said in answer, Will you give up your life for me? Truly I say to you, Before the cry of the cock you will have said three times that you are not my disciple.

Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

Jesus made answer, Have you faith now?

Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

Then the girl who was the door-keeper said to Peter, Are you not one of this man's disciples? In answer he said, I am not.

Jesus made answer, I said things openly to the world at all times; I have given my teaching in the Synagogues and in the Temple to which all the Jews come; and I have said nothing secretly.

When He had said these things, one of the temple police standing by slapped Jesus, saying, “Is this the way you answer the high priest?”

Jesus said in answer, If I have said anything evil, give witness to the evil: but if I said what is true, why do you give me blows?

They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.

Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice.

And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.

Upon receiving this answer, Pilate was for releasing Him. But the Jews kept shouting, "If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar's. Every one who sets himself up as king declares himself a rebel against Caesar."

Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.

But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed.

And Thomas said in answer, My Lord and my God!

So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No.

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?" "Yes, Master," was his answer; "you know that you are dear to me." "Then feed my lambs," replied Jesus.

if we this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed done to the infirm man, how he has been healed,

But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was.

Infuriated at getting this answer, they were disposed to kill the Apostles.

They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man well spoken of by all the Jewish people, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear what you have to say.”

and a voice did answer me a second time out of the heaven, What God did cleanse, thou -- declare not thou common.

He knocked at the door in the gateway, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.

This answer the lictors took back to the praetors, who were alarmed when they were told that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:

And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.

Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.

Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.

Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go.

To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

And Agrippa said to Paul, You may put your cause before us. Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his answer, saying:

I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:

And when he made his answer in these words, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, you are off your head; your great learning has made you unbalanced.

On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers [arrogantly] back to God and dares to defy Him? Will the thing which is formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”

But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

When slandered, we answer with kind words. Even now we have become the filth of the world, the scum of the universe.

Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

Yes, we ourselves have had the answer of death in ourselves, so that our hope might not be in ourselves, but in God who is able to give life to the dead:

For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.

But as for me, as my soul shall answer for it, I appeal to God as my witness, that it was to spare you pain that I gave up my visit to Corinth.

For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

And answer did one of the elders, saying to me, 'These, who have been arrayed with the white robes -- who are they, and whence came they?'

So I said to him, "My lord, you know the answer." Then he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!