3,306 verses contain “say” (in the KJV: 2,567, in the BSB: 1,747) — showing 3,201–3,300
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Then he called his daughter Sara, and she came to her father, and he took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife to Tobias, saying, Behold, take her after the law of Moses, and lead her away to thy father. And he blessed them;
Then began Tobias to say, Blessed art thou, O God of our fathers, and blessed is thy holy and glorious name for ever; let the heavens bless thee, and all thy creatures.
Saying, I fear lest he also be dead.
And he blessed them, and sent them away, saying, The God of heaven give you a prosperous journey, my children.
And took hold of his father: and he strake of the gall on his fathers’ eyes, saying, Be of good hope, my father.
But Tobias gave thanks before them, because God had mercy on him. And when he came near to Sara his daughter in law, he blessed her, saying, Thou art welcome, daughter: God be blessed, which hath brought thee unto us, and blessed be thy father and thy mother. And there was joy among all his brethren which were at Nineve.
So they sent ambassadors unto him to treat of peace, saying,
And when Achior had finished these sayings, all the people standing round about the tent murmured, and the chief men of Holofernes, and all that dwelt by the sea side, and in Moab, spake that he should kill him.
For, say they, we will not be afraid of the face of the children of Israel: for, lo, it is a people that have no strength nor power for a strong battle
Then the people fell down and worshipped God, and cried unto God. saying,
Then she said to them with a loud voice, Praise, praise God, praise God, I say, for he hath not taken away his mercy from the house of Israel, but hath destroyed our enemies by mine hands this night.
And she prayed unto the Lord God of Israel, saying, O my Lord, thou only art our King: help me, desolate woman, which have no helper but thee:
Let us condemn him with a shameful death: for by his own saying he shall be respected.
But they counted our life a pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means.
Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.
Set thy heart upon thy goods; and say not, I have enough for my life.
And say not, Who shall controul me for my works? for the Lord will surely revenge thy pride.
Say not, I have sinned, and what harm hath happened unto me? for the Lord is longsuffering, he will in no wise let thee go.
And say not His mercy is great; he will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: for mercy and wrath come from him, and his indignation resteth upon sinners.
Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
Say not, What profit is there of my service? and what good things shall I have hereafter?
Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what evil shall I have hereafter?
Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man.
Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?
They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables.
If a servant say to his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee; though afterward he do it, he angereth him that nourisheth him.
Prepare what to say, and so thou shalt be heard: and bind up instruction, and then make answer.
And say unto thee, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee.
Yet have I more to say, which I have thought upon; for I am filled as the moon at the full.
And none may say, What is this? wherefore is that? for at time convenient they shall all be sought out: at his commandment the waters stood as an heap, and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters.
A man need not to say, What is this? wherefore is that? for he hath made all things for their uses.
So that a man cannot say, This is worse than that: for in time they shall all be well approved.
Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.
Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye to these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty?
And ye shall say, To the Lord our God belongeth righteousness, but unto us the confusion of faces, as it is come to pass this day, unto them of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
For thou hast sent out thy wrath and indignation upon us, as thou hast spoken by thy servants the prophets, saying,
As thou spakest by thy servant Moses in the day when thou didst command him to write the law before the children of Israel, saying,
The stars shined in their watches, and rejoiced: when he calleth them, they say, Here we be; and so with cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them.
But say ye in your hearts, O Lord, we must worship thee.
How should a man then think and say that they are gods, when even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them?
Then the three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace, saying,
Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders rose up, and ran unto her, saying,
And the king said unto Daniel, Wilt thou also say that this is of brass? lo, he liveth, he eateth and drinketh; thou canst not say that he is no living god: therefore worship him.
When they of Babylon heard that, they took great indignation, and conspired against the king, saying, The king is become a Jew, and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the dragon, and put the priests to death.
Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying, Great art Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other beside thee.
In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow.
Unto whom he gave commandment, saying, Take ye the charge of this people, and see that ye make not war against the heathen until the time that we come again.
And they accused the people to the king, saying, Judas and his brethren have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of our own land.
So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force; and sent unto Judas and his brethren deceitfully with friendly words, saying,
Then the priests entered in, and stood before the altar and the temple, weeping, and saying,
But Judas pitched in Adasa with three thousand men, and there he prayed, saying,
And as touching the evils that Demetrius doeth to the Jews, we have written unto him, saying, Wherefore thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and confederates the Jews?
Moreover they bewailed him, and all Israel made great lamentation for him, and mourned many days, saying,
Upon this he wrote a letter, and sent it unto him, according to these words, saying,
Then Ptolemee the king gave answer, saying, Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fathers, and satest in the throne of their kingdom.
Then Demetrius made Apollonius the governor of Celosyria his general, who gathered together a great host, and camped in Jamnia, and sent unto Jonathan the high priest, saying,
So when they of the city saw that the Jews had got the city as they would, their courage was abated: wherefore they made supplication to the king, and cried, saying,
And gave them exhortation, saying, Ye yourselves know what great things I, and my brethren, and my father’s house, have done for the laws and the sanctuary, the battles also and troubles which we have seen.
Now when Tryphon knew that Simon was risen up instead of his brother Jonathan, and meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers unto him, saying,
For he had heard say, that the Romans had called the Jews their friends and confederates and brethren; and that they had entertained the ambassadors of Simon honourably;
Moreover that he should be their captain, and should take charge of the sanctuary, to set them over their works, and over the country, and over the armour, and over the fortresses, that, I say, he should take charge of the sanctuary;
Furthermore he sent unto him Athenobius, one of his friends, to commune with him, and say, Ye withhold Joppa and Gazera; with the tower that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my realm.
And Neemias called this thing Naphthar, which is as much as to say, a cleansing: but many men call it Nephi.
Which when Jeremy perceived, he blamed them, saying, As for that place, it shall be unknown until the time that God gather his people again together, and receive them unto mercy.
Now as the high priest was making an atonement, the same young men in the same clothing appeared and stood beside Heliodorus, saying, Give Onias the high priest great thanks, insomuch as for his sake the Lord hath granted thee life: