TR Concordance for λέγειν

“And don't presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

As these men were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

He went to his hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

Deeply distressed, each one began to say to him, “Surely not I, Lord? ”

Then it came out, shrieking and throwing him into terrible convulsions. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He's dead.”

Peter began to tell him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”

They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were astonished, but those who followed him were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them the things that would happen to him.

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! ”

Jesus told them, “Watch out that no one deceives you.

They began to be distressed and to say to him one by one, “Surely not I? ”

Then some began to spit on him, to blindfold him, and to beat him, saying, “Prophesy! ” The temple servants also took him and slapped him.

When the maidservant saw him again, she began to tell those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”

“Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don't start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

He began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.”

“Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,' when you yourself don't see the beam of wood in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter in your brother's eye.

After John's messengers left, he began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

Those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins? ”

As he was saying these things, a woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the one who nursed you! ”

As the crowds were increasing, he began saying, “This generation is an evil generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.[fn]

Meanwhile, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to his disciples first, “Be on your guard against the leaven[fn] of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

“Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'

Now he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time.

“Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us! ' and to the hills, ‘Cover us! '

“I still have many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now.

Peter said to them, “You know it's forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner, but God has shown me that I must not call any person impure or unclean.

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, “What is this ignorant show-off[fn] trying to say? ”

Others replied, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities” ​— ​because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.

When I was informed that there was a plot against the man,[fn] I sent him to you right away. I also ordered his accusers to state their case against him in your presence.[fn]

When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I am glad to offer my defense in what concerns me.

Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.”

Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

For it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret.

Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn't have anything bad to say about us.

We have a great deal to say about this, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand.

By saying a new covenant, he has declared that the first is obsolete. And what is obsolete and growing old is about to pass away.

The cherubim of glory were above the ark overshadowing the mercy seat. It is not possible to speak about these things in detail right now.

Therefore, we may boldly say,

The Lord is my helper;

I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”