'Saying' in the Bible

John gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying, "This is He of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me,' for He was before me."

"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."

For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'

They kept asking, "Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?"

Jesus answered their question by saying, "My teaching does not belong to me, but comes from Him who sent me.

"Are we not right," answered the Jews, "in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"

After saying this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, telling her, "The Rabbi is here and is asking for you."

But this has been so, in order that the saying may be fulfilled which stands written in their Law, 'They have hated me without any reason.'

Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask Him, and He said, "Is this what you are questioning one another about--my saying, 'A little while and you do not see me, and again a little while and you shall see me'?

(It was this Caiaphas who had advised the Jews, saying, "It is to your interest that one man should die for the People.")

Upon His saying this, one of the officers standing by struck Him with his open hand, asking Him as he did so, "Is that the way you answer the High Priest?"

With a roar of voices they again cried out, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

Then they began to march up to Him, saying in a mocking voice, "Hail King of the Jews!" And they struck Him with the palms of their hands.