'Nothing' in the Bible

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest [for inspection] and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony (evidence) to them [of your healing].”

When the demon had been driven out, the man spoke. And the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:

They replied, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.”

Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

And Jesus said to them, Take care to have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

When he went out about nine in the morning, he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

Then about five he went and found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?’

And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But he had nothing to say.

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Fill up, then, the [allotted] measure of the guilt of your fathers’ sins.

And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.

because to everyone who has something, more will be given, and he'll have more than enough. But from the person who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

And throw this good-for-nothing slave into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

For I was hungryand you gave Me nothing to eat;I was thirstyand you gave Me nothing to drink;

And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;

but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

because whoever has something, will have more given to him. But whoever has nothing, even what he has will be taken away."

And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

And He said to them, “Are you also as lacking in understanding? Don’t you realize that nothing going into a man from the outside can defile him?

And he ordered them that they should say nothing, but as much as he ordered them [not to], they proclaimed [it] even more instead.

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

and they forgot to take loaves, and except one loaf they had nothing with them in the boat,

And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.

And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

And they took him, and gave him blows, and sent him away with nothing.

And again he came and saw them sleeping, because their eyes were very tired; and they had nothing to say in answer.

A certain young man, who was wearing nothing but a linen sheet, was following Jesus. When the men grabbed him,

And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

But he broke out into curses and oaths, declaring, "I know nothing of the man you are talking about."

And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

So they went out and started running from the tomb, because trembling and astonishment overwhelmed them. And they said nothing to anyone, since they were afraid.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

He filled hungry people with good things and sent rich people away with nothing.

Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.

But woe (judgment is coming) to you who are rich [and place your faith in possessions while remaining spiritually impoverished], for you are [already] receiving your comfort in full [and there is nothing left to be awarded to you].

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

But the Pharisees and the lawyers [who were experts in the Mosaic Law] annulled and set aside God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

That which fell among the thorns means those who have heard, but as they go on their way, the Message is stifled by the anxieties, wealth and gaieties of time, and they yield nothing in perfection.

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Be careful, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has anything, to him more shall be given, and whoever has nothing, even that which he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."

And her father and mother were full of wonder, but he gave orders to them to say nothing about it to anyone.

And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

But he told them, "You give them something to eat." They replied, "We have nothing more than five loaves of bread and two fish unless we go and buy food for all these people."

And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

But Martha was very busy and distracted with all of her serving responsibilities; and she approached Him and said, “Lord, is it of no concern to You that my sister has left me to do the serving alone? Tell her to help me and do her part.”

For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

“And I say to you, My friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.

But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.

After he had spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he had nothing.

In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, ‘We are good-for-nothing slaves; we’ve only done our duty.’”

And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest of men, this parable:

And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.

"I tell you, to everyone who has something, more will be given, but from the person who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.

And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.

And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.

And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

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

said to them, Ye have brought to me this man as turning away the people to rebellion, and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found nothing criminal in this man as to the things of which ye accuse him;

No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

Then he spoke to them a third time: "What has he done wrong? I have found nothing in him worthy of death. So I will punish him and let him go."

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place.

Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered, "Are you a stranger lodging alone in Jerusalem, that you have known nothing of the things that have lately happened in the city?"

Through him all things were made, and apart from him nothing was made that has been made.

John answered them, “I baptize [only] in water, but among you there stands One whom you do not recognize and of whom you know nothing.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.