G3004G–λέγω–legō

"To you I say, `Rise, take up your mat and go home.'"

λέγω· legō “I say;”

The man rose, and immediately under the eyes of all took up his mat and went out, so that they were all filled with astonishment, gave the glory to God, and said, "We never saw anything like this."

λέγοντας legontas “saying”

And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." So he rose and followed Him.

λέγει legei “He says”

But when the Scribes of the Pharisee sect saw Him eating with the sinners and the tax-gatherers, they said to His disciples, "He is eating and drinking with the tax-gatherers and sinners!"

ἔλεγον elegon “were saying”

Jesus heard the words, and He said, "It is not the healthy who require a doctor, but the sick: I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

λέγει legei “says”

(Now John's disciples and those of the Pharisees were keeping a fast.) And they came and asked Him, "How is it that John's disciples and those of the Pharisees are fasting, and yours are not?"

λέγουσιν legousin “they say”

So the Pharisees said to Him, "Look! why are they doing what on the Sabbath is unlawful?"

ἔλεγον elegon “were saying”

"Have you never read," Jesus replied, "what David did when the necessity arose and he and his men were hungry:

λέγει legei “says”

And Jesus said to them: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath;

ἔλεγεν elegen “He was saying”

"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.

λέγει legei “He says”

Then He asked them, "Are we allowed to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil? to save a life, or to destroy one?" They remained silent.

λέγει legei “He says”

Grieved and indignant at the hardening of their hearts, He looked round on them with anger, and said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." He stretched it out, and the arm was completely restored.

λέγει legei “He says”

And the foul spirits, whenever they saw Him, threw themselves down at His feet, screaming out: "You are the Son of God."

λέγοντες legontes “saying”

Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

ἔλεγον elegon “they were saying”

The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons."

ἔλεγον elegon “were saying”

So He called them to Him, and using figurative language He appealed to them, saying, "How is it possible for Satan to expel Satan?

ἔλεγεν elegen “He was speaking”

In solemn truth I tell you that all their sins may be pardoned to the sons of men, and all their blasphemies, however they may have blasphemed;

λέγω legō “I say”

This was because they said, "He is possessed by a foul spirit."

ἔλεγον· elegon “they were saying;”

Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."

λέγουσιν legousin “they speak”

"Who are my mother and my brothers?" He replied.

λέγει· legei “He says;”

And, fixing His eyes on the people who were sitting round Him in a circle, He said,

λέγει· legei “He says;”

Then He proceeded to teach them many lessons in figurative language; and in His teaching He said,

ἔλεγεν elegen “He was saying”

"Listen," He added, "every one who has ears to listen with!"

ἔλεγεν elegen “He was saying”

"To you," He replied, "has been entrusted the secret truth concerning the Kingdom of God; but to those others outside your number all this is spoken in figurative language;

ἔλεγεν elegen “He was saying”

"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"

λέγει legei “He says”