8 occurrences

'Saying' in the Bible

That day, Gideon’s father called him Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead his case with him,” because he tore down his altar.

Verse ConceptsChanged NamesPeople Renaming People

Then he went to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. You taunted me about them, saying, ‘Are Zebah and Zalmunna now in your power that we should give bread to your exhausted men?’”

Verse ConceptsMan's Work Finished

Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and spoke to them and to all his maternal grandfather’s clan, saying,

Verse ConceptsPlotting

So he sent messengers secretly to Abimelech, saying, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed, with his brothers, have come to Shechem and are turning the city against you.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutThose Who Deceived

so they cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against You. We have abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals.”

Verse ConceptsConviction, Not Leading To RepentanceSin, Nature OfWe Have Sinned

Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against me in my land?”

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutWhat Have We In Common?

Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us travel through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he refused. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutPassing Through

Then the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this outrage that has occurred among you?

Bible Theasaurus

Allege (4 instances)
Articulate (2 instances)
Enjoin (13 instances)
Expression (33 instances)
Suppose (86 instances)

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