'Speak' in the Bible

Then Jesus said to him, "See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see.

I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.

Someone told him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you."

Then the disciples came to him and said, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

"Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

People were completely astounded and said, "He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."

Peter began to speak to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you!"

Then he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

When they arrest you and hand you over for trial, do not worry about what to speak. But say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

And now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place."

When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

At that moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Demons also came out of many, crying out, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

"Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.

So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Thus they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.

If anyone wants to do God's will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.

I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world."

Then Jesus said, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.

But we do not know how he is now able to see, nor do we know who caused him to see. Ask him, he is a mature adult. He will speak for himself."

For I have not spoken from my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak.

Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds.

I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. For he will not speak on his own authority, but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell you what is to come.

"I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

So Pilate said, "Do you refuse to speak to me? Don't you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?"

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

"Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard."

And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.

and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.'

Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, "Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it."

As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people were urging them to speak about these things on the next Sabbath.

Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously, "It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.

On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.

The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent,

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,

He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul began to speak to the people, and because he intended to leave the next day, he extended his message until midnight.

A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak for a long time. Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

Paul answered, "I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Please allow me to speak to the people."

Paul replied, "I did not realize, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.'"

When the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, "Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I confidently make my defense.

Some days later, when Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:

So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel."

But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it."

For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.

And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

So, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

Not all have gifts of healing, do they? Not all speak in tongues, do they? Not all interpret, do they?

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

For the one speaking in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, for no one understands; he is speaking mysteries by the Spirit.

Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I help you unless I speak to you with a revelation or with knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

It is the same for you. If you do not speak clearly with your tongue, how will anyone know what is being said? For you will be speaking into the air.

I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you,

but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

It is written in the law: "By people with strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, yet not even in this way will they listen to me," says the Lord.

So if the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and unbelievers or uninformed people enter, will they not say that you have lost your minds?

But if there is no interpreter, he should be silent in the church. Let him speak to himself and to God.

Two or three prophets should speak and the others should evaluate what is said.

the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.

If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.

But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in what has been written, "I believed; therefore I spoke," we also believe, therefore we also speak.

Now as a fair exchange -- I speak as to my children -- open wide your hearts to us also.

was caught up into paradise and heard things too sacred to be put into words, things that a person is not permitted to speak.

Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak -- that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,

for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.

and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.

But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom.