'Word' in the Bible

With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this."

The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." When he thought about that, he wept.

They went out, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.

even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,

Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

"Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"

and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the net."

Therefore I didn't even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

The Lord turned, and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the Lord's word, how he said to him, "Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times."

He said to them, "What things?" They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, "He told me everything that I did."

Many more believed because of his word.

Jesus said to him, "Go your way. Your son lives." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.

"Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

You don't have his word living in you; because you don't believe him whom he sent.

What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.

I know that you are Abraham's seed, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

Why don't you understand my speech? Because you can't hear my word.

Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death."

Then the Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, 'If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.'

You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, 'I don't know him,' I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word.

If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can't be broken),

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, "Lord, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

He who rejects me, and doesn't receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day.

Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

He who doesn't love me doesn't keep my words. The word which you hear isn't mine, but the Father's who sent me.

You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'

I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.

I have given them your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,

that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, "Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none."

that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what kind of death he should die.

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word."

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ -- he is Lord of all --

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."

Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

The Lord's word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."

When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.

He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

When they didn't agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one word, "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah, the prophet, to our fathers,

But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.

For this is a word of promise, "At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son."

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.