'Speak' in the Bible

And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant shall be healed.

But when they deliver you up, be not careful how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given to you in that hour what ye shall speak.

What I say to you in darkness speak in the light, and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses.

And whosoever shall have spoken a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the coming one.

Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

But while he was yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.

For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,

Then they comprehended that he did not speak of being beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak the word that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.

And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her.

And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.

Why does this man thus speak? he blasphemes. Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?

Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches with which they may speak injuriously;

but whosoever shall speak injuriously against the Holy Spirit, to eternity has no forgiveness; but lies under the guilt of an everlasting sin;

And they bring to him a deaf man who could not speak right, and they beseech him that he might lay his hand on him.

And he charged them that they should speak to no one of it. But so much the more he charged them, so much the more abundantly they proclaimed it;

and they were astonished above measure, saying, He does all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear, and the speechless to speak.

But Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, and be able soon after to speak ill of me;

But when they shall lead you away to deliver you up, be not careful beforehand as to what ye shall say, nor prepare your discourse: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for ye are not the speakers, but the Holy Spirit.

But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

And these signs shall follow those that have believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;

and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.

But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they recognised that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and continued dumb.

And the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone, that it become bread.

and demons also went out from many, crying out and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

And the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.

And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and we bear witness of that which we have seen, and ye receive not our witness.

Jesus says to her, I who speak to thee am he.

If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or that I speak from myself.

Jesus therefore said to them, When ye shall have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father has taught me I speak these things.

I speak what I have seen with my Father, and ye then do what ye have seen with your father.

and because I speak the truth, ye do not believe me.

Which of you convinces me of sin? If I speak truth, why do ye not believe me?

but how he now sees we do not know, or who has opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age: ask him; he will speak concerning himself.

For I have not spoken from myself, but the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what I should say and what I should speak;

and I know that his commandment is life eternal. What therefore I speak, as the Father has said to me, so I speak.

I speak not of you all. I know those whom I have chosen; but that the scripture might be fulfilled, He that eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words which I speak to you I do not speak from myself; but the Father who abides in me, he does the works.

I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world comes, and in me he has nothing;

But when he is come, the Spirit of truth, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatsoever he shall hear he shall speak; and he will announce to you what is coming.

These things I have spoken to you in allegories; the hour is coming that I will no longer speak to you in allegories, but will declare to you openly concerning the Father.

And now I come to thee. And these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth.

Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day.

But that it be not further spread among the people, let us threaten them severely no longer to speak to any man in this name.

And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,

Go ye and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

And they listened to his advice; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and enjoined them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

Send therefore to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea who when he is come will speak to thee.

who shall speak words to thee whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them even as upon us also at the beginning.

And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, speak.

And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

And the Lord said by vision in the night to Paul, Fear not, but speak and be not silent;

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. And Aquila and Priscilla, having heard him, took him to them and unfolded to him the way of God more exactly.

For ye have brought these men, who are neither temple-plunderers, nor speak injuriously of your goddess.

But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus, citizen of no insignificant city of Cilicia, and I beseech of thee, allow me to speak to the people.

And Paul said, I was not conscious, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evilly of the ruler of thy people.

But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.

And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand answered in his defence:

for the king is informed about these things, to whom also I speak with all freedom. For I am persuaded that of these things nothing is hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner.

For this cause therefore I have called you to me to see and to speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me.

But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.

I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh. For even as ye have yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness.

Are ye ignorant, brethren, (for I speak to those knowing law,) that law rules over a man as long as he lives?

For I speak to you, the nations, inasmuch as I am apostle of nations, I glorify my ministry;

For I will not dare to speak anything of the things which Christ has not wrought by me, for the obedience of the nations, by word and deed,

But I speak of this, that each of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.

But we speak wisdom among the perfect; but wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who come to nought.

But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, that hidden wisdom which God had predetermined before the ages for our glory:

which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, communicating spiritual things by spiritual means.

And I, brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ.

I speak to you to put you to shame. Thus there is not a wise person among you, not even one, who shall be able to decide between his brethren!

Do I speak these things as a man, or does not the law also say these things?

I speak as to intelligent persons: do ye judge what I say.

have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

For he that speaks with a tongue does not speak to men but to God: for no one hears; but in spirit he speaks mysteries.

Now I desire that ye should all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy. But greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interpret, that the assembly may receive edification.

And now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I shall speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching?

I thank God I speak in a tongue more than all of you:

but in the assembly I desire to speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

It is written in the law, By people of other tongues, and by strange lips, will I speak to this people; and neither thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.

If therefore the whole assembly come together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and simple persons enter in, or unbelievers, will not they say ye are mad?

If any one speak with a tongue, let it be two, or at the most three, and separately, and let one interpret;

but if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.

And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge.

Let your women be silent in the assemblies, for it is not permitted to them to speak; but to be in subjection, as the law also says.