'Tell' in the Bible

Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’

Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”

therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.

As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Jesus *said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”

And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

And He warned them to tell no one about Him.

They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him,

And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Answering Jesus, they *said, “We do not know.” And Jesus *said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?”

But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.’”

And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

And He ordered him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Her parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.

But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,

But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.”

I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.’

But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!

Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.”

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division;

I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.

I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

and He will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from; depart from Me, all you evildoers.’

And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I reach My goal.’

For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.’”

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!”

and they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?”

Jesus answered and said to them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me:

And Jesus said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

And He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.

For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘And He was numbered with transgressors’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment.”

“If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe;

If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

So Simon Peter *gestured to him, and *said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking.”

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

“These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father.

Jesus answered, “Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?”

Jesus *said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing Him to be the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

And Peter responded to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price?” And she said, “Yes, that was the price.”

The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?”

Therefore do this that we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow;

The commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.”

So he took him and led him to the commander and *said, “Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to lead this young man to you since he has something to tell you.”

So the commander let the young man go, instructing him, “Tell no one that you have notified me of these things.”

Or else let these men themselves tell what misdeed they found when I stood before the Council,

Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not listen to the law?

For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ,

And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,

And the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.