3,306 verses contain “Say” (in the KJV: 2,567, in the BSB: 1,747) — showing 2,701–2,800
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The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”
Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
“I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.
Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.
That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”
And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
“Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)