4,508 verses contain “said” (in the KJV: 4,000, in the BSB: 2,491) — showing 4,201–4,300
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And he said unto me, In the beginning, when the earth was made, before the borders of the world stood, or ever the winds blew,
Then answered I and said, What shall be the parting asunder of the times? or when shall be the end of the first, and the beginning of it that followeth?
I answered then and said, O Lord that bearest rule, if I have found favour in thy sight,
So he answered and said unto me, Stand up upon thy feet, and hear a mighty sounding voice.
And it said, Behold, the days come, that I will begin to draw nigh, and to visit them that dwell upon the earth,
And these words said he unto me; I am come to shew thee the time of the night to come.
And I said, O Lord, thou spakest from the beginning of the creation, even the first day, and saidst thus; Let heaven and earth be made; and thy word was a perfect work.
Upon the fifth day thou saidst unto the seventh part, where the waters were gathered that it should bring forth living creatures, fowls and fishes: and so it came to pass.
And he said unto me, Up, Esdras, and hear the words that I am come to tell thee.
And I said, Speak on, my God. Then said he unto me, The sea is set in a wide place, that it might be deep and great.
And I said, It is so, Lord. Then said he unto me, Even so also is Israel’s portion.
Then answered I and said, O Lord that bearest rule, thou hast ordained in thy law, that the righteous should inherit these things, but that the ungodly should perish.
And he said unto me. There is no judge above God, and none that hath understanding above the Highest.
And deceived themselves by their wicked deeds; and said of the most High, that he is not; and knew not his ways:
Then said I, Abraham prayed first for the Sodomites, and Moses for the fathers that sinned in the wilderness:
I answered then and said, This is my first and last saying, that it had been better not to have given the earth unto Adam: or else, when it was given him, to have restrained him from sinning.
Then answered he me, and said, This is the condition of the battle, which man that is born upon the earth shall fight;
That, if he be overcome, he shall suffer as thou hast said: but if he get the victory, he shall receive the thing that I say.
I answered then, and said, I know, Lord, that the most High is called merciful, in that he hath mercy upon them which are not yet come into the world,
For thou art alone, and we all one workmanship of thine hands, like as thou hast said.
Therefore hear my voice, and understand my words, and I shall speak before thee. This is the beginning of the words of Esdras, before he was taken up: and I said,
Then answered he me, and said, Some things hast thou spoken aright, and according unto thy words it shall be.
I answered then and said, If I have found grace, let me speak.
Then answered he me, and said, Things present are for the present, and things to cometh for such as be to come.
And said in their heart, that there is no God; yea, and that knowing they must die.
These things have I not shewed unto all men, but unto thee, and a few like thee. Then answered I and said,
He answered me then, and said, Measure thou the time diligently in itself: and when thou seest part of the signs past, which I have told thee before,
Shall be preserved from the said perils, and shall see my salvation in my land, and within my borders: for I have sanctified them for me from the beginning.
Then answered I and said,
I have said before, and now do speak, and will speak it also hereafter, that there be many more of them which perish, than of them which shall be saved:
And I opened my mouth, and began to talk before the most High, and said,
And said unto her, Wherefore weepest thou? why art thou so grieved in thy mind?
And I said unto her, What aileth thee? tell me.
She said unto me, I thy servant have been barren, and had no child, though I had an husband thirty years,
And she said unto me, That will I not do: I will not go into the city, but here will I die.
So I proceeded to speak further unto her, and said,
And I looked, and, behold, the woman appeared unto me no more, but there was a city builded, and a large place shewed itself from the foundations: then was I afraid, and cried with a loud voice, and said,
And, lo, I lay as one that had been dead, and mine understanding was taken from me: and he took me by the right hand, and comforted me, and set me upon my feet, and said unto me,
And I said, Because thou hast forsaken me, and yet I did according to thy words, and I went into the field, and, lo, I have seen, and yet see, that I am not able to express.
He answered me then, and said, Hear me, and I shall inform thee, and tell thee wherefore thou art afraid: for the Highest will reveal many secret things unto thee.
This woman, whom thou sawest is Sion: and whereas she said unto thee, even she whom thou seest as a city builded,
Whereas, I say, she said unto thee, that she hath been thirty years barren: those are the thirty years wherein there was no offering made in her.
But whereas she said unto thee, That my son coming into his marriage chamber happened to have a fail, and died: this was the destruction that came to Jerusalem.
Then came there a voice unto it, and said,
Then I head a voice, which said unto me, Look before thee, and consider the thing that thou seest.
And I said, Lord that bearest rule, if I have found grace before thy sight, and if I am justified with thee before many others, and if my prayer indeed be come up before thy face;
And he said unto me, This is the interpretation of the vision:
And it came to pass, when all the people saw that the seven days were past, and I not come again into the city, they gathered them all together, from the least unto the greatest, and came unto me, and said,
For we are not better than they that died there. And they wept with a loud voice. Then answered I them, and said,
Yet is it easier for him that is in danger to come into these things, than to pass away as a cloud out of the world, and not to see the things that happen in the last days. And he answered unto me, and said,
Then said I, O Lord that bearest rule, shew me this: Wherefore have I seen the man coming up from the midst of the sea?
And he said unto me, Like as thou canst neither seek out nor know the things that are in the deep of the sea: even so can no man upon earth see my Son, or those that be with him, but in the day time.
And I said, Here am I, Lord And I stood up upon my feet.
Then answered I before thee, and said,
Then went I forth, as he commanded, and gathered all the people together, and said,
But he came again, and said, Father, one of our nation is strangled, and is cast out in the marketplace.
Remembering that prophecy of Amos, as he said, Your feasts shall be turned into mourning, and all your mirth into lamentation.
But my neighbours mocked me, and said, This man is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter: who fled away; and yet, lo, he burieth the dead again.
Whe she heard these things, she was very sorrowful, so that she thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only daughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave.
Then she prayed toward the window, and said, Blessed art thou, O Lord my God, and thine holy and glorious name is blessed and honourable for ever: let all thy works praise thee for ever.
And said with himself, I have wished for death; wherefore do I not call for my son Tobias that I may signify to him of the money before I die?
Tobias then answered and said, Father, I will do all things which thou hast commanded me:
Then he gave him the handwriting, and said unto him, Seek thee a man which may go with thee, whiles I yet live, and I will give him wages: and go and receive the money.
But he knew not; and he said unto him, Canst thou go with me to Rages? and knowest thou those places well?
To whom the angel said, I will go with thee, and I know the way well: for I have lodged with our brother Gabael.
Then he said, I am Azarias, the son of Ananias the great, and of thy brethren.
Then Tobit said, Thou art welcome, brother; be not now angry with me, because I have enquired to know thy tribe and thy family; for thou art my brother, of an honest and good stock: for I know Ananias and Jonathas, sons of that great Samaias, as we went together to Jerusalem to worship, and offered the firstborn, and the tenths of the fruits; and they were not seduced with the error of our brethren: my brother, thou art of a good stock.
So they were well pleased. Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things for the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man’s dog with them.
Then said Tobit to her, Take no care, my sister; he shall return in safety, and thine eyes shall see him.
Then the angel said unto him, Take the fish. And the young man laid hold of the fish, and drew it to land.
To whom the angel said, Open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them up safely.
Then the young man said to the angel, Brother Azarias, to what use is the heart and the liver and the gal of the fish?
And he said unto him, Touching the heart and the liver, if a devil or an evil spirit trouble any, we must make a smoke thereof before the man or the woman, and the party shall be no more vexed.
The angel said to the young man, Brother, to day we shall lodge with Raguel, who is thy cousin; he also hath one only daughter, named Sara; I will speak for her, that she may be given thee for a wife.
Then the angel said unto him, Dost thou not remember the precepts which thy father gave thee, that thou shouldest marry a wife of thine own kindred? wherefore hear me, O my brother; for she shall be given thee to wife; and make thou no reckoning of the evil spirit; for this same night shall she be given thee in marriage.
And Raguel asked them, From whence are ye, brethren? To whom they said, We are of the sons of Nephthalim, which are captives in Nineve.
And they said, He is both alive, and in good health: and Tobias said, He is my father.