1,683 verses contain “saying” (in the KJV: 1,523, in the BSB: 488) — showing 1,601–1,683
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And now, O Lord, what shall we say, having these things? for we have transgressed thy commandments, which thou gavest by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying,
Then spake Attharates unto Esdras the chief priest. and reader, and to the Levites that taught the multitude, even to all, saying,
So the Levites published all things to the people, saying, This day is holy to the Lord; be not sorrowful.
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Speak thou therefore unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord,
Saying, Why hast thou brought us into this wilderness to kill us? it had been better for us to have served the Egyptians, than to die in this wilderness.
Did not the souls also of the righteous ask question of these things in their chambers, saying, How long shall I hope on this fashion? when cometh the fruit of the floor of our reward?
And in the second night it came to pass, that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying, Where hast thou been? and why is thy countenance so heavy?
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.
For this is the life whereof Moses spake unto the people while he lived, saying, Choose thee life, that thou mayest live.
And he answered me, saying, The most High hath made this world for many, but the world to come for few.
Whose service is conversant in wind and fire; whose word is true, and sayings constant; whose commandment is strong, and ordinance fearful;
And he answered me, saying, Like as the field is, so is also the seed; as the flowers be, such are the colours also; such as the workman is, such also is the work; and as the husbandman ls himself, so is his husbandry also: for it was the time of the world.
And thou spakest saying, Hear me, O Israel; and mark my words, thou seed of Jacob.
Then left I the meditations wherein I was, and spake to her in anger, saying,
And I beheld, and, lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake to her feathers, saying,
And told him many wondrous things, and shewed him the secrets of the times, and the end; and commanded him, saying,
And he answered me, saying, Go thy way, gather the people together, and say unto them, that they seek thee not for forty days.
And the next day, behold, a voice called me, saying, Esdras, open thy mouth, and drink that I give thee to drink.
And it came to pass, when the forty days were filled, that the Highest spake, saying, The first that thou hast written publish openly, that the worthy and unworthy may read it:
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;
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.
Then the people fell down and worshipped God, and cried unto God. saying,
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.
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.
They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables.
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,
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,
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,
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:
The Lord God looketh upon us, and in truth hath comfort in us, as Moses in his song, which witnessed to their faces, declared, saying, And he shall be comforted in his servants.
This wicked person vowed also unto the Lord, who now no more would have mercy upon him, saying thus,
After these words he departed. Then the priests lifted up their hands toward heaven, and besought him that was ever a defender of their nation, saying in this manner;
Then Onias answered, saying, This is a lover of the brethren, who prayeth much for the people, and for the holy city, to wit, Jeremias the prophet of God.
So every man praised toward the heaven the glorious Lord, saying, Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled.