'Says' in the Bible

So the Jews said again, “He won’t kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I’m going, you cannot come’?”

So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to see who gets it.” They did this to fulfill the Scripture that says: They divided My clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for My clothing. And this is what the soldiers did.

Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the One they pierced.

And it will be in the last days, says God,that I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity;then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,your young men will see visions,and your old men will dream dreams.

For David says of Him:I saw the Lord ever before me;because He is at my right hand,I will not be shaken.

For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:The Lord declared to my Lord,‘Sit at My right hand

However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:

Heaven is My throne,and earth My footstool.What sort of house will you build for Me?says the Lord,or what is My resting place?

Therefore He also says in another passage, You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay.

so the rest of humanitymay seek the Lord—even all the Gentileswho are called by My name,declares the Lord who does these things,

He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into Gentile hands.’”

Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

As He also says in Hosea:I will call Not My People, My People,and she who is Unloved, Beloved.

Now the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame,

But all did not obey the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message?

And Isaiah says boldly:I was foundby those who were not looking for Me;I revealed Myselfto those who were not asking for Me.

But to Israel he says: All day long I have spread out My hands to a disobedient and defiant people.

God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or don’t you know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he pleads with God against Israel?

And David says:Let their feasting become a snare and a trap,a pitfall and a retribution to them.

Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His wrath. For it is written: Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, says the Lord.

For it is written:As I live, says the Lord,every knee will bow to Me,and every tongue will give praise to God.

Again it says: Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people!

And again, Isaiah says:The root of Jesse will appear,the One who rises to rule the Gentiles;the Gentiles will hope in Him.

What I am saying is this: Each of you says, “I’m with Paul,” or “I’m with Apollos,” or “I’m with Cephas,” or “I’m with Christ.”

For whenever someone says, “I’m with Paul,” and another, “I’m with Apollos,” are you not unspiritual people?

Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.

But if someone says to you, “This is food offered to an idol,” do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake.

Therefore I am informing you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

It is written in the law:I will speak to these peopleby people of other languagesand by the lips of foreigners,and even then, they will not listen to Me,says the Lord.

the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but should be submissive, as the law also says.

For God has put everything under His feet. But when it says “everything” is put under Him, it is obvious that He who puts everything under Him is the exception.

For He says:I heard you in an acceptable time,and I helped you in the day of salvation.Look, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation.

Therefore, come out from among themand be separate, says the Lord;do not touch any unclean thing,and I will welcome you.

I will be a Father to you,and you will be sons and daughters to Me,says the Lord Almighty.

For it says:When He ascended on high,He took prisoners into captivity;He gave gifts to people.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

For the Scripture says:Do not muzzle an oxwhile it is treading out the grain, and,the worker is worthy of his wages.

When He again brings His firstborn into the world, He says, And all God’s angels must worship Him.

And about the angels He says:He makes His angels winds,and His servants a fiery flame,

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:Today, if you hear His voice,

Again, in that passage He says, They will never enter My rest.

But finding fault with His people, He says:Look, the days are coming, says the Lord,when I will make a new covenantwith the house of Israeland with the house of Judah—

not like the covenantthat I made with their ancestorson the day I took them by their handsto lead them out of the land of Egypt.I disregarded them, says the Lord,because they did not continue in My covenant.

But this is the covenantthat I will make with the house of Israelafter those days, says the Lord:I will put My laws into their mindsand write them on their hearts.I will be their God,and they will be My people.

After He says above, You did not want or delight in sacrifices and offerings, whole burnt offerings and sin offerings (which are offered according to the law),

He then says, See, I have come to do Your will. He takes away the first to establish the second.

This is the covenant I will make with themafter those days, says the Lord:I will put My laws on their heartsand write them on their minds,

to Jesus (mediator of a new covenant), and to the sprinkled blood, which says better things than the blood of Abel.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith save him?

and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?

So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness, and he was called God’s friend.

for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?

But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:God resists the proud,but gives grace to the humble.

The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” yet doesn"t keep His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

The one who says he remains in Him should walk just as He walked.

The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother is in the darkness until now.

If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For the person who does not love his brother he has seen cannot love the God he has not seen.

for the one who says, “Welcome,” to him shares in his evil works.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the One who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”

“Write to the angel of the church in Ephesus:“The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.

“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:“The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The victor will never be harmed by the second death.

“Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum:“The One who has the sharp, double-edged sword says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.

“Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira:“The Son of God, the One whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like fine bronze, says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

“Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead.

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

“Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia:“The Holy One, the True One, the One who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and closes and no one opens says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea:“The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation says:

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.”

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.”“Yes,” says the Spirit, “let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”

As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,give her that much torment and grief,for she says in her heart,“I sit as a queen;I am not a widow,and I will never see grief.”

He who testifies about these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.”Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!