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“word” · 330 times in the New Testament

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  • “word” 194
  • “message” 33
  • “account” 12
  • “saying” 10
  • “speech” 9
  • other ways 72
As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Matthew33
Mark24
Luke32
John40
Acts65
Romans7
1 Corinthians17
2 Corinthians9
Galatians2
Ephesians4
Philippians4
Colossians7
1 Thessalonians9
2 Thessalonians5
1 Timothy8
2 Timothy7
Titus5
Hebrews12
James5
1 Peter6
2 Peter4
1 John6
3 John1
Revelation18

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. word194
  2. message33
  3. account12
  4. saying10
  5. speech9
  6. Not translated: the English carries it without a word4
  7. news4
  8. things4
  9. matter3
  10. question3
  11. speaking3
  12. talk3
  13. 43 other ways48

Where it occurs

Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.

“word” 194
  • Matthew 19

    • 7:24 …everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts…
    • 7:26 …everyone who hears these words of Mine and does…
    • 8:8 …roof But just say the word and my servant will…
    • 8:16 …drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the…
    • 10:14 …you or heed your words shake the dust off…
    • 12:32 …Whoever speaks a word against the Son of…
    • 12:37 …For by your words you will be acquitted…
    • 12:37 …acquitted and by your words you will be condemned…
    • 13:20 …one who hears the word and at once receives…
    • 13:21 …comes because of the word he quickly falls away…
    • 13:22 …one who hears the word but the worries of…
    • 13:22 …of wealth choke the word and it becomes unfruitful…
    • 13:23 …one who hears the word and understands it He…
    • 15:6 …Thus you nullify the word of God for the…
    • 15:23 …Jesus did not answer a word So His disciples came…
    • 19:11 …everyone can accept this word He replied but only…
    • 22:15 …to trap Jesus in His words
    • 22:46 …was able to answer a word and from that day…
    • 24:35 …pass away but My words will never pass away…
  • Mark 17

    • 2:2 …as Jesus spoke the word to them…
    • 4:14 …The farmer sows the word
    • 4:15 …the path where the word is sown As soon…
    • 4:15 …and takes away the word that was sown…
    • 4:16 …ground They hear the word and at once receive…
    • 4:17 …comes because of the word they quickly fall away…
    • 4:18 …thorns They hear the word
    • 4:19 …in and choke the word and it becomes unfruitful…
    • 4:20 …soil They hear the word receive it and produce…
    • 4:33 …parables Jesus spoke the word to them to the…
    • 7:13 …Thus you nullify the word of God by the…
    • 8:38 …of Me and My words in this adulterous and…
    • 10:22 …was saddened by these words and went away in…
    • 10:24 …were amazed at His words But Jesus said to…
    • 12:13 …Herodians to catch Jesus in His words
    • 13:31 …pass away but My words will never pass away…
    • 16:20 …through them confirming His word by the signs that…
  • Luke 20

    • 1:2 …and servants of the word
    • 1:20 …did not believe my words which will be fulfilled…
    • 1:29 …greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind…
    • 3:4 …written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet…
    • 4:22 …marveled at the gracious words that came from His…
    • 5:1 …Him to hear the word of God…
    • 6:47 …Me and hears My words and acts on them…
    • 7:7 …You But just say the word and my servant will…
    • 8:11 …The seed is the word of God…
    • 8:12 …and takes away the word from their hearts so…
    • 8:13 …those who hear the word and receive it with…
    • 8:15 …heart who hear the word cling to it and…
    • 8:21 …those who hear the word of God and carry…
    • 9:26 …of Me and My words the Son of Man…
    • 9:44 …Let these words sink into your ears…
    • 11:28 …those who hear the word of God and obey…
    • 12:10 …And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of…
    • 20:20 …catch Him in His words in order to hand…
    • 21:33 …pass away but My words will never pass away…
    • 24:44 …them These are the words I spoke to you…
  • John 24

    • 1:1 …the beginning was the Word and the Word was…
    • 1:1 …the Word and the Word was with God and…
    • 1:1 …with God and the Word was God…
    • 1:14 …The Word became flesh and made…
    • 2:22 …the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken…
    • 4:50 …The man took Jesus at His word and departed…
    • 5:24 …you whoever hears My word and believes Him who…
    • 5:38 …nor does His word abide in you because…
    • 7:40 …On hearing these words some of the people…
    • 8:31 …you continue in My word you are truly My…
    • 8:37 …kill Me because My word has no place within…
    • 8:51 …if anyone keeps My word he will never see…
    • 8:52 …anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death…
    • 8:55 …and I keep His word
    • 10:35 …gods to whom the word of God came and…
    • 12:38 …was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet…
    • 12:48 …receive My words The word that I have spoken…
    • 14:23 …he will keep My word My Father will love…
    • 14:24 …does not keep My words The word that you…
    • 14:24 …keep My words The word that you hear is…
    • 15:3 …clean because of the word I have spoken to…
    • 15:20 …Remember the word that I spoke to…
    • 15:20 …if they kept My word they will keep yours…
    • 17:6 …they have kept Your word

And 114 more, on the full page.

“message” 33
  • Matthew 1

    • 13:19 …When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but…
  • Mark 1

    • 8:32 …He spoke this message quite frankly and Peter…
  • Luke 3

    • 4:32 …His teaching because His message had authority…
    • 4:36 …another What is this message With authority and power…
    • 10:39 …feet listening to His message
  • John 4

    • 4:41 …believed because of His message
    • 8:43 …unable to accept My message
    • 10:19 …Jews because of Jesus message
    • 17:20 …in Me through their message
  • Acts 10

    • 2:22 …Israel listen to this message Jesus of Nazareth was…
    • 2:41 …Those who embraced his message were baptized and about…
    • 4:4 …many who heard the message believed and the number…
    • 10:36 …He has sent this message to the people of…
    • 10:44 …all who heard his message
    • 11:19 …and Antioch speaking the message only to Jews…
    • 13:26 …to us that this message of salvation has been…
    • 14:3 …Lord who affirmed the message of His grace by…
    • 15:7 …from my lips the message of the gospel and…
    • 17:11 …for they received the message with great eagerness and…
  • 1 Corinthians 4

    • 1:18 …For the message of the cross is…
    • 2:4 …My message and my preaching were…
    • 12:8 …given through the Spirit the message of wisdom to another…
    • 12:8 …of wisdom to another the message of knowledge by the…
  • 2 Corinthians 2

    • 1:18 …God is faithful our message to you is not…
    • 5:19 …committed to us the message of reconciliation…
  • 1 Thessalonians 2

    • 1:6 …when you welcomed the message with the joy of…
    • 1:8 …not only did the message of the Lord ring…
  • 2 Thessalonians 1

    • 2:2 …by any spirit or message or letter seeming to…
  • 2 Timothy 1

    • 4:15 …has vigorously opposed our message
  • Hebrews 3

    • 2:2 …For if the message spoken by angels was…
    • 4:2 …they did but the message they heard was of…
    • 5:13 …still an infant inexperienced in the message of righteousness…
  • 1 John 1

    • 2:7 …This commandment is the message you have heard…
“account” 12
  • Matthew 4

    • 12:36 …that men will give an account on the day of…
    • 18:23 …who wanted to settle accounts with his servants…
    • 25:19 …servants returned and settled accounts with them…
    • 28:15 …were instructed And this account has been circulated among…
  • Luke 1

    • 16:2 …you Turn in an account of your management for…
  • Acts 2

    • 5:24 …chief priests heard this account they were perplexed as…
    • 19:40 …we have no justification to account for this commotion…
  • Romans 1

    • 14:12 …of us will give an account of himself to God…
  • Philippians 1

    • 4:17 …be credited to your account
  • Hebrews 2

    • 4:13 …whom we must give account
    • 13:17 …those who must give an account To this end allow…
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 4:5 …will have to give an account to Him who is…
“saying” 10
  • Matthew 1

    • 7:28 …When Jesus had finished saying these things the crowds…
  • John 1

    • 4:37 …in this case the saying One sows and another…
  • 1 Corinthians 2

    • 4:19 …what these arrogant people are saying but what power they…
    • 15:54 …with immortality then the saying that is written will…
  • 1 Timothy 3

    • 1:15 …This is a trustworthy saying worthy of full acceptance…
    • 3:1 …This is a trustworthy saying If anyone aspires to…
    • 4:9 …This is a trustworthy saying worthy of full acceptance…
  • 2 Timothy 1

    • 2:11 …This is a trustworthy saying If we died with…
  • Titus 1

    • 3:8 …This saying is trustworthy And I…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 5:11 …We have much to say about this but it…
“speech” 9
  • Luke 1

    • 24:19 …a prophet powerful in speech and action before God…
  • Acts 1

    • 7:22 …and was powerful in speech and action…
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 1:5 …every way in all speech and all knowledge…
  • 2 Corinthians 2

    • 6:7 …in truthful speech and in the power…
    • 8:7 …in everything in faith in speech in knowledge in complete…
  • Colossians 1

    • 4:6 …Let your speech always be gracious seasoned…
  • 2 Thessalonians 1

    • 2:15 …taught you whether by speech or by letter…
  • 1 Timothy 1

    • 4:12 …for the believers in speech in conduct in love…
  • Titus 1

    • 2:8 …and wholesome speech that is above reproach…
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 4
“things” 4
  • Matthew 2

    • 26:1 …finished saying all these things He told His disciples…
    • 26:44 …time saying the same thing
  • Mark 1

    • 14:39 …prayed saying the same thing
  • Luke 1

    • 1:4 …know the certainty of the things you have been taught…
“news” 4
  • Mark 1

    • 1:45 …proclaim and spread the news Consequently Jesus could no…
  • Luke 2

    • 5:15 …But the news about Jesus spread all…
    • 7:17 …And the news about Jesus spread throughout…
  • Acts 1

    • 11:22 …When news of this reached the…
“question” 3
  • Matthew 1

    • 21:24 …also ask you one question Jesus replied and if…
  • Mark 1

    • 11:29 …will ask you one question Jesus replied and if…
  • Luke 1

    • 20:3 …will also ask you a question Jesus replied Tell Me…
“matter” 3
  • Mark 1

    • 9:10 …So they kept this matter to themselves discussing what…
  • Acts 1

    • 15:6 …to look into this matter
  • Philippians 1

    • 4:15 …partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving…
“teaching” 3
  • John 1

    • 6:60 …This is a difficult teaching Who can accept it…
  • 2 Timothy 1

    • 1:13 …the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 6:1 …us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go…
“speaking” 3
  • Acts 1

    • 20:7 …them and kept on speaking until midnight…
  • Romans 1

    • 3:4 …proved right when You speak and victorious when You…
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 10:10 …is unimpressive and his speaking is of no account…
“talk” 3
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 4:20 …not a matter of talk but of power…
  • Ephesians 1

    • 4:29 …Let no unwholesome talk come out of your…
  • 2 Timothy 1

    • 2:17 …and the talk of such men will…
“statement” 2
  • John 1

    • 19:8 …When Pilate heard this statement he was even more…
  • Acts 1

    • 20:38 …were especially grieved by his statement that they would never…
“speaker” 2
  • Acts 1

    • 14:12 …he was the chief speaker
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 11:6 …am not a polished speaker I am certainly not…
“decree” 2
  • Romans 1

    • 13:9 …up in this one decree Love your neighbor as…
  • Galatians 1

    • 5:14 …fulfilled in a single decree Love your neighbor as…
“for” 1
  • Matthew 1

    • 5:32 …divorces his wife except for sexual immorality brings adultery…
“saying these things” 1
  • Matthew 1

    • 19:1 …When Jesus had finished saying these things He left Galilee and…
“conversation” 1
  • Mark 1

    • 5:36 …But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus…
“answer” 1
  • Mark 1

    • 7:29 …her Because of this answer you may go The…
“jesus had said” 1
  • Luke 1

    • 9:28 …About eight days after Jesus had said these things He took…
“length” 1
  • Luke 1

    • 23:9 …questioned Jesus at great length but He gave no…
“discussing so intently” 1
  • Luke 1

    • 24:17 …He asked them What are you discussing so intently as you walk along…
“does he mean” 1
  • John 1

    • 7:36 …What does He mean by saying You will…
“what” 1
  • John 1

    • 15:25 …this is to fulfill what is written in their…
“rumor” 1
  • John 1

    • 21:23 …Because of this the rumor spread among the brothers…
“book” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 1:1 …In my first book O Theophilus I wrote…
“proposal” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 6:5 …This proposal pleased the whole group…
“remark” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 7:29 …At this remark Moses fled to the…
“ministry” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 8:21 …or share in our ministry because your heart is…
“why” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 10:29 …objection I ask then why have you sent for…
“what they said” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 15:24 …you troubling your minds by what they said
“person” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 15:27 …Silas to tell you in person the same things we…
“said much” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 15:32 …who themselves were prophets said much to encourage and strengthen…
“informed” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 16:36 …The jailer informed Paul The magistrates have…
“would be reasonable” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 18:14 …vicious crime O Jews it would be reasonable for me to hear…
“complaint” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 19:38 …his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone the courts…
“speaking many words of encouragement” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 20:2 …through that area and speaking many words of encouragement he arrived in Greece…
“no” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 20:24 …I consider my life of no value to me if…
“made this statement” 1
  • Acts 1

    • 22:22 …listened to Paul until he made this statement Then they lifted up…
“stated” 1
  • Romans 1

    • 9:9 …is what the promise stated At the appointed time…
“sentence” 1
  • Romans 1

    • 9:28 …Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly…
“eloquence” 1
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 2:1 …did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I…
“letters” 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 10:11 …what we are in our letters when absent we will…
“appearance” 1
  • Colossians 1

    • 2:23 …Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom with their…
“as the word” 1
  • 1 Thessalonians 1

    • 2:13 …you accepted it not as the word of men but as…
“instructions we have given” 1
  • 2 Thessalonians 1

    • 3:14 …does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter Do…
“preaching” 1
  • 1 Timothy 1

    • 5:17 …who work hard at preaching and teaching…
“word evident” 1
  • Titus 1

    • 1:3 …He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted…
“appointed” 1
  • Hebrews 1

    • 7:28 …came after the law appointed the Son who has…
“through the word” 1
  • James 1

    • 1:18 …to give us birth through the word of truth that we…
“what he says” 1
  • James 1

    • 3:2 …never at fault in what he says he is a perfect…
“reason” 1
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 3:15 …everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that…
“slander” 1
  • 3 John 1

    • 1:10 …attention to his malicious slander against us And unsatisfied…
“command” 1
  • Revelation 1

    • 3:10 …you have kept My command to persevere I will…

The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.