Strong's #3056: logos (pronounced log'-os)

from 3004; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):--account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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logos

1) of speech

1a) a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea

1b) what someone has said

1b1) a word

1b2) the sayings of God

1b3) decree, mandate or order

1b4) of the moral precepts given by God

1b5) Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets

1b6) what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying, a dictum, a maxim

1c) discourse

1c1) the act of speaking, speech

1c2) the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking

1c3) a kind or style of speaking

1c4) a continuous speaking discourse - instruction

1d) doctrine, teaching

1e) anything reported in speech; a narration, narrative

1f) matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case, suit at law

1g) the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed

2) its use as respect to the MIND alone

2a) reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating

2b) account, i.e. regard, consideration

2c) account, i.e. reckoning, score

2d) account, i.e. answer or explanation in reference to judgment

2e) relation, i.e. with whom as judge we stand in relation

2e1) reason would

2f) reason, cause, ground

3) In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe, the cause of all the world' s life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement of man' s salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead, and shone forth conspicuously from His words and deeds.

Part of Speech: noun masculine

Relation: from G3004

Citing in TDNT: 4:69, 505

Usage:

This word is used 331 times:

Matthew 5:32: "shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her"
Matthew 5:37: "But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay:"
Matthew 7:24: "whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth"
Matthew 7:26: "every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them"
Matthew 7:28: "Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at"
Matthew 8:8: "roof: but speak the word only, and my servant"
Matthew 8:16: "he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:"
Matthew 10:14: "you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house"
Matthew 12:32: "And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son"
Matthew 12:36: "that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in"
Matthew 12:37: "For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy"
Matthew 12:37: "and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."
Matthew 13:19: "When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth"
Matthew 13:20: "is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy"
Matthew 13:21: "persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended."
Matthew 13:22: "thorns is he that heareth the word; and the"
Matthew 13:22: "the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh"
Matthew 13:23: "is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also"
Matthew 15:12: "Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?"
Matthew 15:23: "answered her not a word. And his disciples came"
Matthew 18:23: "a certain king, which would take account of his"
Matthew 19:1: "Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and"
Matthew 19:11: "All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given."
Matthew 19:22: "when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had"
Matthew 21:24: "will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me,"
Matthew 22:15: "they might entangle him in his talk."
Matthew 22:46: "was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from"
Matthew 24:35: "shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."
Matthew 25:19: "servants cometh, and reckoneth with them."
Matthew 26:1: "had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,"
Matthew 26:44: "saying the same words."
Matthew 28:15: "they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until"
Mark 1:45: "and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more"
Mark 2:2: "door: and he preached the word unto them."
Mark 4:14: "sower soweth the word."
Mark 4:15: "way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard,"
Mark 4:15: "and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts."
Mark 4:16: "who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it"
Mark 4:17: "or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended."
Mark 4:18: "thorns; such as hear the word,"
Mark 4:19: "entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful."
Mark 4:20: "such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit,"
Mark 4:33: "parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear"
Mark 5:36: "Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue,"
Mark 7:13: " Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered:"
Mark 7:29: "unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone"
Mark 8:32: "And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him,"
Mark 8:38: "shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous"
Mark 9:10: "And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the"
Mark 10:22: "he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had"
Mark 10:24: "were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again,"
Mark 11:29: "I will also ask of you one question, and answer me,"
Mark 12:13: "to catch him in his words."
Mark 13:31: "shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away."
Mark 14:39: "and spake the same words."
Mark 16:20: "them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen."
Luke 1:2: "which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;"
Luke 1:4: "thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed."
Luke 1:20: "believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their"
Luke 1:29: "him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation"
Luke 3:4: "it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying,"
Luke 4:22: "wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his"
Luke 4:32: "doctrine: for his word was with power."
Luke 4:36: "among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with"
Luke 5:1: "him to hear the word of God, he stood"
Luke 5:15: "But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great"
Luke 6:47: "and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show"
Luke 7:7: "unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant"
Luke 7:17: "And this rumor of him went forth throughout all"
Luke 8:11: "seed is the word of God."
Luke 8:12: "and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest"
Luke 8:13: "they hear, receive the word with joy; and these"
Luke 8:15: "heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with"
Luke 8:21: "these which hear the word of God, and do it."
Luke 9:26: "shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son"
Luke 9:28: "days after these sayings, he took Peter and"
Luke 9:44: "Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for"
Luke 10:39: "feet, and heard his word."
Luke 11:28: "blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."
Luke 12:10: "And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son"
Luke 16:2: "of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest"
Luke 20:3: "I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:"
Luke 20:20: "that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power"
Luke 21:33: "shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away."
Luke 22:61: "Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said"
Luke 23:9: "with him in many words; but he answered him"
Luke 24:17: "unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another,"
Luke 24:19: "in deed and word before God and all"
Luke 24:44: "unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you,"
John 1:1: "the beginning was the Word, and the Word was"
John 1:1: "Word, and the Word was with God, and"
John 1:1: "God, and the Word was God."
John 1:14: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among"
John 2:22: "Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said."
John 4:37: "And herein is that saying true, One soweth,"
John 4:39: "him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told"
John 4:41: "believed because of his own word;"
John 4:50: "man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him,"
John 5:24: "He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me,"
John 5:38: "ye have not his word abiding in you: for"
John 6:60: "This is a hard saying; who can hear it?"
John 7:36: "What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me,"
John 7:40: "people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is"
John 8:31: "continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;"
John 8:37: "me, because my word hath no place in you."
John 8:43: "ye cannot hear my word."
John 8:51: "a man keep my saying, he shall never see"
John 8:52: "a man keep my saying, he shall never taste"
John 8:55: "and keep his saying."
John 10:19: "Jews for these sayings."
John 10:35: "unto whom the word of God came, and the"
John 12:38: "That the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which"
John 12:48: "one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge"
John 14:23: "me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love"
John 14:24: "keepeth not my sayings: and the word which"
John 14:24: "sayings: and the word which ye hear is not"
John 15:3: "clean through the word which I have spoken unto you."
John 15:20: "Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant"
John 15:20: "if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also."
John 15:25: "But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their"
John 17:6: "and they have kept thy word."
John 17:6: "and they have kept thy word."
John 17:14: "have given them thy word; and the world hath hated"
John 17:17: "thy truth: thy word is truth."
John 17:20: "them also which shall believe on me through their word;"
John 18:9: "That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them"
John 18:32: "That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying"
John 19:8: "therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;"
John 19:13: "therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and"
John 21:23: "Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that"
Acts 1:1: "The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of"
Acts 2:22: "of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved"
Acts 2:40: "And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying,"
Acts 2:41: "they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the"
Acts 4:4: "many of them which heard the word believed; and the number"
Acts 4:29: "all boldness they may speak thy word,"
Acts 4:31: "Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness."
Acts 5:5: "Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great"
Acts 5:24: "the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them"
Acts 6:2: "that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables."
Acts 6:4: "to the ministry of the word."
Acts 6:5: "And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and"
Acts 6:7: "And the word of God increased; and the number"
Acts 7:22: "was mighty in words and in deeds."
Acts 7:29: "Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in"
Acts 8:4: "went every where preaching the word."
Acts 8:14: "Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them"
Acts 8:21: "lot in this matter: for thy heart is"
Acts 8:25: "had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned"
Acts 10:29: "I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?"
Acts 10:36: "The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching"
Acts 10:44: "all them which heard the word."
Acts 11:1: "had also received the word of God."
Acts 11:19: "Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only."
Acts 11:22: "Then tidings of these things came unto the ears"
Acts 12:24: "But the word of God grew and multiplied."
Acts 13:5: "Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues"
Acts 13:7: "and desired to hear the word of God."
Acts 13:15: "and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for"
Acts 13:26: "God, to you is the word of this salvation sent."
Acts 13:44: "came almost the whole city together to hear the word"
Acts 13:46: "It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you:"
Acts 13:48: "and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as"
Acts 13:49: "And the word of the Lord was published throughout all"
Acts 14:3: "which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted"
Acts 14:12: "because he was the chief speaker."
Acts 14:25: "And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into"
Acts 15:6: "for to consider of this matter."
Acts 15:7: "by my mouth should hear the word"
Acts 15:7: "by my mouth should hear the word"
Acts 15:15: "to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,"
Acts 15:24: "us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying,"
Acts 15:27: "tell you the same things by mouth."
Acts 15:32: "brethren with many words, and confirmed"
Acts 15:35: "and preaching the word of the Lord, with many"
Acts 15:36: "city where we have preached the word of the Lord,"
Acts 16:6: "Ghost to preach the word in Asia,"
Acts 16:32: "they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all"
Acts 16:36: "keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates"
Acts 17:11: "in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched"
Acts 17:13: "had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul"
Acts 18:11: "months, teaching the word of God among them."
Acts 18:14: "wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:"
Acts 18:15: "it be a question of words and names, and of"
Acts 19:10: "in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both"
Acts 19:20: "mightily grew the word of God and prevailed."
Acts 19:38: "which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open,"
Acts 19:40: "whereby we may give an account of this concourse."
Acts 20:2: "had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,"
Acts 20:7: "morrow; and continued his speech until midnight."
Acts 20:24: "But none of these things move me, neither count I my life"
Acts 20:32: "to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up,"
Acts 20:35: "and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how"
Acts 20:38: "most of all for the words which he spake, that they should"
Acts 22:22: "they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their"
Romans 3:4: "That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome"
Romans 9:6: "Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For"
Romans 9:9: "For this is the word of promise, At this time"
Romans 9:28: "For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because"
Romans 9:28: "righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the"
Romans 13:9: "it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy"
Romans 14:12: "every one of us shall give account of himself to God."
Romans 15:18: "me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,"
1 Corinthians 1:5: "him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;"
1 Corinthians 1:17: "not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ"
1 Corinthians 1:18: "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish"
1 Corinthians 2:1: "not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you"
1 Corinthians 2:4: "And my speech and my preaching was not with"
1 Corinthians 2:4: "was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in"
1 Corinthians 2:13: "we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but"
1 Corinthians 4:19: "will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power."
1 Corinthians 4:20: "of God is not in word, but in power."
1 Corinthians 12:8: "is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another"
1 Corinthians 12:8: "the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the"
1 Corinthians 14:9: "by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken?"
1 Corinthians 14:19: "I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that"
1 Corinthians 14:19: "also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue."
1 Corinthians 14:36: "What? came the word of God out from you? or"
1 Corinthians 15:2: "if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless"
1 Corinthians 15:54: "then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in"
2 Corinthians 1:18: "as God is true, our word toward you was"
2 Corinthians 2:17: "many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of"
2 Corinthians 4:2: "in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but"
2 Corinthians 5:19: "unto us the word of reconciliation."
2 Corinthians 6:7: "By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the"
2 Corinthians 8:7: "every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all"
2 Corinthians 10:10: "his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible."
2 Corinthians 10:11: "that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such"
2 Corinthians 11:6: "But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge;"
Galatians 5:14: "is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy"
Galatians 6:6: "Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all"
Ephesians 1:13: "also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your"
Ephesians 4:29: "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth,"
Ephesians 5:6: "deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh"
Ephesians 6:19: "for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open"
Philippians 1:14: "are much more bold to speak the word without fear."
Philippians 2:16: "Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in"
Philippians 4:15: "church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving,"
Philippians 4:17: "that may abound to your account."
Colossians 1:5: "ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;"
Colossians 1:25: "you, to fulfill the word of God;"
Colossians 2:23: "Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship,"
Colossians 3:16: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in"
Colossians 3:17: "whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all"
Colossians 4:3: "would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ,"
Colossians 4:6: "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know"
1 Thessalonians 1:5: "unto you in word only, but also in"
1 Thessalonians 1:6: "Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with"
1 Thessalonians 1:8: "you sounded out the word of the Lord not only"
1 Thessalonians 2:5: "For neither at any time used we flattering words, as"
1 Thessalonians 2:13: "God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of"
1 Thessalonians 2:13: "of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as"
1 Thessalonians 2:13: "but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh"
1 Thessalonians 4:15: "we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive"
1 Thessalonians 4:18: "one another with these words."
2 Thessalonians 2:2: "spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as"
2 Thessalonians 2:15: "which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our"
2 Thessalonians 2:17: "in every good word and work."
2 Thessalonians 3:1: "us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and"
2 Thessalonians 3:14: "obey not our word by this epistle, note that man,"
1 Timothy 1:15: "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ"
1 Timothy 3:1: "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
1 Timothy 4:5: "For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
1 Timothy 4:6: "minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and"
1 Timothy 4:9: "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation."
1 Timothy 4:12: "of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity,"
1 Timothy 5:17: "especially they who labor in the word and doctrine."
1 Timothy 6:3: "consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus"
2 Timothy 1:13: "Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me,"
2 Timothy 2:9: "even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound."
2 Timothy 2:11: "It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with"
2 Timothy 2:15: "that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
2 Timothy 2:17: "And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom"
2 Timothy 4:2: "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke,"
2 Timothy 4:15: "for he hath greatly withstood our words."
Titus 1:3: "times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed"
Titus 1:9: "Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be"
Titus 2:5: "husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed."
Titus 2:8: "Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed,"
Titus 3:8: "This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that"
Hebrews 2:2: "For if the word spoken by angels was"
Hebrews 4:2: "as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit"
Hebrews 4:12: "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and"
Hebrews 4:13: "unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do."
Hebrews 5:11: "Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered,"
Hebrews 5:13: "that useth milk is unskillfull in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe."
Hebrews 6:1: "the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection;"
Hebrews 7:28: "infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since"
Hebrews 12:19: "which voice they that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:"
Hebrews 13:7: "have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow,"
Hebrews 13:17: "souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with"
Hebrews 13:22: "brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter"
James 1:18: "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind"
James 1:21: "meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls."
James 1:22: "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,"
James 1:23: "if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he"
James 3:2: "offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able"
1 Peter 1:23: "but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth"
1 Peter 2:8: "even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also"
1 Peter 3:1: "if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won"
1 Peter 3:1: "word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation"
1 Peter 3:15: "to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope"
1 Peter 4:5: "Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and"
2 Peter 1:19: "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well"
2 Peter 2:3: "through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment"
2 Peter 3:5: "are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old,"
2 Peter 3:7: "which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire"
1 John 1:1: "have handled, of the Word of life;"
1 John 1:10: "a liar, and his word is not in us."
1 John 2:5: "whoso keepeth his word, in him verily"
1 John 2:7: "commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning."
1 John 2:14: "strong, and the word of God abideth in you,"
1 John 3:18: "little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed"
3 John 1:10: "he doth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content"
Revelation 1:2: "Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony"
Revelation 1:3: "and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written"
Revelation 1:9: "Patmos, for the word of God, and for the"
Revelation 3:8: "and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my"
Revelation 3:10: "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep"
Revelation 6:9: "of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the"
Revelation 12:11: "and by the word of their testimony; and they loved"
Revelation 19:9: "are the true sayings of God."
Revelation 19:13: "name is called The Word of God."
Revelation 20:4: "and for the word of God, and which had not"
Revelation 21:5: "Write: for these words are true and faithful."
Revelation 22:6: "he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and"
Revelation 22:7: "blessed is he that keepeth the saying of the prophecy of this book."
Revelation 22:9: "and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God."
Revelation 22:10: "Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book:"
Revelation 22:18: "unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book,"
Revelation 22:19: "shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God"