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In the context of the Bible, "nay" is used to express negation or denial. It appears in various passages throughout the Scriptures, often in the context of dialogue or discourse where a negative response or correction is required. Biblical Usage 1. Old Testament Context: The word "nay" is used in the Old Testament to convey a strong negation or refusal. For example, in <a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Genesis 19:2</a>, Lot uses "nay" to refuse the angels' initial suggestion to stay in the open square: "And he said, 'Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways.' And they said, 'Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.'" 2. New Testament Context: In the New Testament, "nay" is often used by Jesus and the apostles to emphasize a point or to correct misunderstandings. For instance, in <a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Matthew 5:37</a>, Jesus instructs His followers on the importance of honesty and straightforwardness in speech: "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil." 3. Pauline Epistles: The Apostle Paul uses "nay" in his letters to address questions or objections raised by his audience. In <a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20</a>, Paul writes, "But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, 'Why did you make me like this?' Nay, but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God?" Theological Implications The use of "nay" in the Bible underscores the importance of clarity and truthfulness in communication. It reflects a commitment to integrity and the rejection of deceit or ambiguity. In a broader theological sense, the use of "nay" can also highlight the distinction between God's truth and human misunderstanding or error. Moral and Ethical Considerations From a moral and ethical perspective, the biblical use of "nay" encourages believers to be decisive and clear in their commitments and rejections. It serves as a reminder of the importance of standing firm in one's convictions and being honest in all interactions. Cultural and Historical Context In the cultural and historical context of the Bible, the use of "nay" would have been understood as a straightforward and emphatic way to express negation. The simplicity and directness of the term align with the biblical emphasis on truthfulness and integrity. Conclusion While the term "nay" may seem antiquated in modern language, its presence in the Bible serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of clear and honest communication. It reflects a biblical worldview that values truth and integrity, encouraging believers to be forthright in their speech and actions.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (adv.) No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. See Yes.2. (adv.) Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.3. (n.) Denial; refusal.4. (n.) a negative vote; one who votes in the negative.5. (v. t. & i.) To refuse.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3304.htm">3304. menoun and menounge -- rather, on the contrary</a> ... Part of Speech: Particle, Disjunctive Particle Transliteration: menoun and menounge Phonetic Spelling: (men-oon'-geh) Short Definition: nay rather Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3304.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3524.htm">3524. nephalios -- sober</a> ... sober. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: nephalios Phonetic Spelling: (nay-fal'-eh-os) Short Definition: sober, temperate Definition: sober, not ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3524.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3780.htm">3780. ouchi -- not, not at all</a> ... of ou, Definition not, not at all NASB Word Usage fail (1), no (6), no indeed (1). not, nay. Intensive of ou; not indeed -- nay, not. see GREEK ou. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3780.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3756.htm">3756. ou, ouk, ouch -- not, no</a> ... 12), unworthy* (1), virgin* (1), without (2), without* (6). nay, neither, never, no. Also (before a vowel) ouk (ook), and (before ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3756.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/235.htm">235. alla -- otherwise, on the other hand, but</a> ... Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, ie (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/235.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3525.htm">3525. nepho -- to be sober, to abstain from wine</a> ... to be sober, to abstain from wine. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: nepho Phonetic Spelling: (nay'-fo) Short Definition: I am calm, vigilant, sober ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3525.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/419.htm">419. anexeraunetos -- unsearchable</a> ... unsearchable. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: anexeraunetos Phonetic Spelling: (an-ex-er-yoo'-nay-tos) Short Definition: that cannot be searched into ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/419.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/808.htm">808. aschemosune -- unseemliness</a> ... unseemliness. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: aschemosune Phonetic Spelling: (as-kay-mos-oo'-nay) Short Definition: unseemliness, shame ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/808.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3515.htm">3515. nepiazo -- to be an infant</a> ... to be an infant. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: nepiazo Phonetic Spelling: (nay-pee-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I am childish, infantile Definition: I am ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3515.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/5280.htm">5280. hupomnesis -- a reminding, reminder</a> ... a reminding, reminder. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hupomnesis Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-om'-nay-sis) Short Definition: remembrance Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5280.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm">3808. lo -- not</a> ... before, or else, ere, except, ignorant, much, less, nay,. Or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. ... /hebrew/3808.htm - 7k <a href="/hebrew/408.htm">408. al -- not (a subjective neg.)</a> ... rather (1), so (1), worthless (1). nay, neither, never, no, nor, not, nothing, rather than. A negative particle (akin to lo'); not ... /hebrew/408.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5374.htm">5374. Neriyyah -- "lamp of Yah," father of Baruch</a> ... Neriyyah or Neriyyahu. 5375 . "lamp of Yah," father of Baruch. Transliteration: Neriyyah or Neriyyahu Phonetic Spelling: (nay-ree-yaw') Short Definition: Neriah ... /hebrew/5374.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4737.htm">4737. Miqneyahu -- "possession of Yah," a Levitical musician</a> ... Miqneyahu. 4738 . "possession of Yah," a Levitical musician. Transliteration: Miqneyahu Phonetic Spelling: (mik-nay-yaw'-hoo) Short Definition: Mikneiah. ... /hebrew/4737.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5262.htm">5262. necek -- a drink offering</a> ... cover, drink offering, molten image Or necek {nay'-sek}; from nacak; a libation; also a cast idol -- cover, drink offering, molten image. see HEBREW nacak. ... /hebrew/5262.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm">7725. shub -- to turn back, return</a> ... recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, + say nay, send back ... /hebrew/7725.htm - 9k <a href="/hebrew/6847.htm">6847. Tsaphenath Paneach -- "the god speaks and he lives ...</a> ... Eg. name. Transliteration: Tsaphenath Paneach Phonetic Spelling: (tsof-nath' pah-nay'-akh) Short Definition: Zaphenath-paneah. Word ... /hebrew/6847.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/432.htm">432. illu -- if, though</a> ... but if, yea though. Probably from 'al; nay, ie (softened) if -- but if, yea though. see HEBREW 'al. 431, 432. illu. 433 . Strong's Numbers. /hebrew/432.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5409.htm">5409. nethach -- a piece (of a divided carcass)</a> ... 5408, 5409. nethach. 5410 . a piece (of a divided carcass). Transliteration: nethach Phonetic Spelling: (nay'-thakh) Short Definition: pieces. ... /hebrew/5409.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5231.htm">5231. nekel -- wiliness, craft, knavery</a> ... 5230, 5231. nekel. 5232 . wiliness, craft, knavery. Transliteration: nekel Phonetic Spelling: (nay'-kel) Short Definition: tricks. ... /hebrew/5231.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/tertullian/the_shows_or_de_spectaculis/chapter_xx_how_vain_then.htm">How Vain, Then -- Nay, How Desperate -- is the Reasoning of ...</a> ... Chapter XX. How vain, then " nay, how desperate " is the reasoning of persons? How vain, then"nay, how desperate"is the ... /.../tertullian/the shows or de spectaculis/chapter xx how vain then.htm<a href="/library/augustine/of_the_work_of_monks_/section_19_as_therefore_the.htm">As Therefore the Apostle, Nay Rather the Spirit of God Possessing ...</a> ... Section 19. As therefore the Apostle, nay rather the Spirit of God possessing and filling and? 19. As therefore the Apostle, nay ... /.../augustine/of the work of monks /section 19 as therefore the.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/65_nay_my_opponent_says.htm">Nay, My Opponent Says, if God is Powerful, Merciful...</a> ... Book II. 65 Nay, my opponent says, if God is powerful, merciful? Nay, my opponent says, if God is powerful, merciful, willing ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/65 nay my opponent says.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_life_of_flavius_josephus/section_68_nay_indeed_tiberias.htm">Nay, Indeed, Tiberias had Like to have Been Plundered by the ...</a> ... Section 68. Nay, indeed, Tiberias had like to have been plundered by the Galileans also upon? 68. Nay, indeed, Tiberias had like ... /.../josephus/the life of flavius josephus/section 68 nay indeed tiberias.htm<a href="/library/augustine/against_lying/section_3_which_sentence_dishonoreth.htm">Which Sentence Dishonoreth the Holy Martyrs, Nay Rather Taketh ...</a> ... Section 3. Which sentence dishonoreth the holy Martyrs, nay rather taketh away holy martyrdoms altogether.? 3. Which sentence ... /.../augustine/against lying/section 3 which sentence dishonoreth.htm<a href="/library/tertullian/on_idolatry/chapter_vii_grief_of_the_faithful.htm">Grief of the Faithful at the Admission of Idol-Makers into the ...</a> ... Chapter VII."Grief of the Faithful at the Admission of Idol-Makers into the Church; Nay, Even into the Ministry. A whole day the ... /.../tertullian/on idolatry/chapter vii grief of the faithful.htm<a href="/library/tertullian/ad_nationes/chapter_xii_name_charge_of.htm">The Charge of Worshipping a Cross the Heathens Themselves Made ...</a> ... The Charge of Worshipping a Cross The Heathens Themselves Made Much of Crosses in Sacred Things; Nay, Their Very Idols Were Formed on a Crucial Frame. ... //christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/ad nationes/chapter xii name charge of.htm<a href="/library/tertullian/ad_nationes/chapter_xi_the_romans_provided_gods.htm">The Romans Provided Gods for Birth, Nay, Even Before Birth, to ...</a> ... Book II. Chapter XI."The Romans Provided Gods for Birth, Nay, Even Before Birth, to Death Much Indelicacy in This System. And ... /.../tertullian/ad nationes/chapter xi the romans provided gods.htm<a href="/library/tertullian/the_five_books_against_marcion/chapter_x_another_cavil_met_i_e.htm">Another Cavil Met, IE , the Devil who Instigated Man to Sin ...</a> ... Chapter X."Another Cavil Met, ie, the Devil Who Instigated Man to Sin Himself the Creature of God Nay, the Primeval Cherub Only Was God's Work. ... /.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter x another cavil met i e.htm<a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/section_32_but_who_is.htm">But who is to See Him Risen, So as to Believe? Nay, God is ever ...</a> ... Section 32. But who is to see Him risen, so as to believe? Nay, God is ever invisible and known by His works only: and here the works cry out in proof. ... /.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 32 but who is.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/n/nay.htm">Nay (92 Occurrences)</a> ...Nay (92 Occurrences). Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. (KJV ASV DBY WBS). ... /n/nay.htm - 34k<a href="/topical/y/yea.htm">Yea (867 Occurrences)</a> ... Cf. Nay, adv., 2. ... Yea (867 Occurrences). Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. ... /y/yea.htm - 37k<a href="/topical/l/lightness.htm">Lightness (3 Occurrences)</a> ... or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and naynay? (KJV DBY YLT). ... /l/lightness.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/l/likewise.htm">Likewise (149 Occurrences)</a> ... Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. ... Luke 13:5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. ... /l/likewise.htm - 35k<a href="/topical/l/levity.htm">Levity (2 Occurrences)</a> ... levity? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea, yea, and nay, nay? (WBS). ... /l/levity.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/w/wanton.htm">Wanton (20 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 19:23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this ... /w/wanton.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/w/whatsoever.htm">Whatsoever (167 Occurrences)</a> ... WEY). Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. (KJV ASV). ... /w/whatsoever.htm - 35k<a href="/topical/m/minded.htm">Minded (36 Occurrences)</a> ... or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and naynay? (KJV ASV WBS). ... /m/minded.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/b/blush.htm">Blush (16 Occurrences)</a> ...nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I visit them they shall be cast ... /b/blush.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/c/communication.htm">Communication (8 Occurrences)</a> ... Communication (8 Occurrences). Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. (KJV WBS). ... /c/communication.htm - 10k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/let-your-yes-be-yes-and-no-be-no.html">What does it mean to let your yes be yes and your no be no? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/95-theses.html">What are the 95 Theses of Martin Luther? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Pharaoh-of-the-Exodus.html">Who was the Pharaoh of the Exodus? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/nay.htm">Nay: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Nay (92 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Matthew 5:37</a> But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. (KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/matthew/13-29.htm">Matthew 13:29</a> But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. (KJV ASV)<a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34</a> "For this reason I am sending to you Prophets and wise men and Scribes. Some of them you will put to death--nay, crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and chase from town to town; (WEY)<a href="/mark/3-27.htm">Mark 3:27</a> Nay, no one can go into a strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house. (WEY)<a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a> "Nay rather," He replied, "they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it." (WEY)<a href="/luke/12-51.htm">Luke 12:51</a> Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: (KJV ASV DBY)<a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Luke 13:3</a> I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. (KJV ASV)<a href="/luke/13-5.htm">Luke 13:5</a> I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. (KJV ASV)<a href="/luke/16-21.htm">Luke 16:21</a> covered with sores and longing to make a full meal off the scraps flung on the floor from the rich man's table. Nay, the dogs, too, used to come and lick his sores. (WEY)<a href="/luke/16-30.htm">Luke 16:30</a> And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. (KJV ASV DBY)<a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23</a> But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers. (WEY)<a href="/john/5-25.htm">John 5:25</a> "In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live. (WEY)<a href="/john/7-12.htm">John 7:12</a> And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. (KJV)<a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a> You will be excluded from the synagogues; nay more, the time is coming when any one who has murdered one of you will suppose he is offering service to God. (WEY)<a href="/john/16-32.htm">John 16:32</a> "Remember that the time is coming, nay, has already come, for you all to be dispersed each to his own home and to leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. (WEY)<a href="/acts/19-2.htm">Acts 19:2</a> and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they 'said' unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was 'given'. (ASV)<a href="/acts/19-27.htm">Acts 19:27</a> There is danger, therefore, not only that this our trade will become of no account, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will fall into utter disrepute, and that before long she will be actually deposed from her majestic rank--she who is now worshipped by the whole province of Asia; nay, by the whole world." (WEY)<a href="/romans/3-27.htm">Romans 3:27</a> Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. (KJV ASV DBY)<a href="/romans/3-31.htm">Romans 3:31</a> Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law. (ASV)<a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Romans 7:7</a> What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. (KJV)<a href="/romans/8-37.htm">Romans 8:37</a> Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. (KJV ASV)<a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20</a> Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? (KJV WEY ASV YLT)<a href="/1_corinthians/3-2.htm">1 Corinthians 3:2</a> I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able 'to bear it': nay, not even now are ye able; (ASV)<a href="/1_corinthians/6-7.htm">1 Corinthians 6:7</a> Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded? (ASV)<a href="/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8</a> Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. (KJV ASV)<a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">1 Corinthians 7:21</a> Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use 'it' rather. (ASV)<a href="/1_corinthians/12-22.htm">1 Corinthians 12:22</a> Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: (KJV ASV WBS)<a href="/1_corinthians/15-15.htm">1 Corinthians 15:15</a> Nay more, we are actually being discovered to be bearing false witness about God, because we have testified that God raised Christ to life, whom He did not raise, if in reality none of the dead are raised. (WEY)<a href="/2_corinthians/1-9.htm">2 Corinthians 1:9</a> Nay, we had, as we still have, the sentence of death within our own selves, in order that our confidence may repose, not on ourselves, but on God who raised the dead to life. (WEY)<a href="/2_corinthians/1-17.htm">2 Corinthians 1:17</a> When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? (KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/2_corinthians/1-18.htm">2 Corinthians 1:18</a> But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. (KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/2_corinthians/1-19.htm">2 Corinthians 1:19</a> For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. (KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14</a> Nay, their minds were made dull; for to this very day during the reading of the book of the ancient Covenant, the same veil remains unlifted, because it is only in Christ that it is to be abolished. (WEY)<a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a> Nay, we have renounced the secrecy which marks a feeling of shame. We practice no cunning tricks, nor do we adulterate God's Message. But by a full clear statement of the truth we strive to commend ourselves in the presence of God to every human conscience. (WEY)<a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16</a> Therefore we are not cowards. Nay, even though our outward man is wasting away, yet our inward man is being renewed day by day. (WEY)<a href="/2_corinthians/11-1.htm">2 Corinthians 11:1</a> I wish you could have borne with a little foolish boasting on my part. Nay, do bear with me. (WEY)<a href="/2_corinthians/11-6.htm">2 Corinthians 11:6</a> And if in the matter of speech I am no orator, yet in knowledge I am not deficient. Nay, we have in every way made that fully evident to you. (WEY ASV)<a href="/galatians/4-17.htm">Galatians 4:17</a> They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them. (ASV)<a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7</a> Nay, He stripped Himself of His glory, and took on Him the nature of a bondservant by becoming a man like other men. (WEY)<a href="/philippians/2-17.htm">Philippians 2:17</a> Nay, even if my life is to be poured as a libation upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I rejoice, and I congratulate you all. (WEY)<a href="/2_timothy/1-17.htm">2 Timothy 1:17</a> Nay, when he was here in Rome, he took great pains to inquire where I was living, and at last he found me. (WEY)<a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16</a> For who, when they heard, did provoke? nay, did not all they that came out of Egypt by Moses? (ASV)<a href="/james/2-18.htm">James 2:18</a> Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions. (WEY)<a href="/james/5-12.htm">James 5:12</a> But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. (KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a> And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. (See JPS ASV)<a href="/genesis/18-15.htm">Genesis 18:15</a> Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Genesis 19:2</a> And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11</a> Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Genesis 33:10</a> And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a> And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him. (See JPS)<a href="/genesis/42-10.htm">Genesis 42:10</a> And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. (KJV JPS ASV)<a href="/genesis/42-12.htm">Genesis 42:12</a> And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. (KJV JPS ASV)<a href="/numbers/22-30.htm">Numbers 22:30</a> And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)<a href="/joshua/5-14.htm">Joshua 5:14</a> And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant? (KJV JPS ASV)<a href="/joshua/22-24.htm">Joshua 22:24</a> "If we have not out of concern done this, and for a reason, saying,'In time to come your children might speak to our children, saying, "What have you to do with Yahweh, the God of Israel? (See RSV)<a href="/joshua/24-21.htm">Joshua 24:21</a> And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD. (KJV JPS ASV RSV)<a href="/judges/5-29.htm">Judges 5:29</a> Her wisest ladies make answer, nay, she gives answer to herself, (DBY RSV)<a href="/judges/12-5.htm">Judges 12:5</a> And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; (KJV JPS ASV)<a href="/judges/19-23.htm">Judges 19:23</a> And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/ruth/1-10.htm">Ruth 1:10</a> And they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people. (See JPS ASV)<a href="/ruth/1-13.htm">Ruth 1:13</a> Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/2-16.htm">1 Samuel 2:16</a> And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. (KJV JPS ASV)<a href="/1_samuel/2-24.htm">1 Samuel 2:24</a> Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD's people to transgress. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/8-19.htm">1 Samuel 8:19</a> Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; (KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19</a> And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/12-12.htm">1 Samuel 12:12</a> And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">1 Samuel 26:10</a> And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish. (See JPS)<a href="/2_samuel/13-12.htm">2 Samuel 13:12</a> And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/2_samuel/13-25.htm">2 Samuel 13:25</a> And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/2_samuel/16-18.htm">2 Samuel 16:18</a> And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">2 Samuel 24:24</a> And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/1_kings/2-17.htm">1 Kings 2:17</a> And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. (KJV JPS ASV)<a href="/1_kings/2-20.htm">1 Kings 2:20</a> Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. (KJV)<a href="/1_kings/2-30.htm">1 Kings 2:30</a> And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/1_kings/3-22.htm">1 Kings 3:22</a> And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/1_kings/3-23.htm">1 Kings 3:23</a> Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/1_kings/11-22.htm">1 Kings 11:22</a> And Pharaoh saith to him, 'But, what art thou lacking with me, that lo, thou art seeking to go unto thine own land?' and he saith, 'Nay, but thou dost certainly send me away.' (YLT)<a href="/2_kings/3-13.htm">2 Kings 3:13</a> And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm">2 Kings 4:16</a> And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/2_kings/6-12.htm">2 Kings 6:12</a> And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber. (See JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/2_kings/20-10.htm">2 Kings 20:10</a> Hezekiah answered, "It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. Nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps." (WEB KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/1_chronicles/21-24.htm">1 Chronicles 21:24</a> And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/job/23-6.htm">Job 23:6</a> Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me. (See JPS ASV DBY)<a href="/job/31-18.htm">Job 31:18</a> (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb); (See JPS ASV)<a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalms 44:22</a> Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. (See JPS RSV)<a href="/psalms/58-2.htm">Psalms 58:2</a> Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. (ASV RSV)<a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Isaiah 28:11</a> Nay, but by 'men of' strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people; (ASV RSV)<a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Isaiah 28:28</a> Bread grain is ground; for he will not be always threshing it: and though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not grind it. (See JPS)<a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Jeremiah 6:15</a> Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, says Yahweh. (WEB KJV ASV DBY)<a href="/jeremiah/7-5.htm">Jeremiah 7:5</a> For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; (See JPS)<a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Jeremiah 8:12</a> Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among those who fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, says Yahweh. (WEB KJV ASV DBY)<a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Hosea 9:8</a> Is Ephraim a watchman with my God? nay the prophet is a fowler's snare on all his ways, enmity in the house of his God. 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