All verses are quoted from the NASB anything in [square brackets] is added by me for clarity.

In this scientific age when we quote someone, we make an exact quote. In literature we will also quote the source and if relevant the page number.

However, when one studies the bible, one quickly notices that the Jews were not so precise in their quoting. Below I have listed numerous instances of where someone says something, and later on someone (often themselves) will repeat what they had said prior. You will notice that they rarely make an exact word-for-word quotation. However they always quote the meaning of what was said.

The examples below are not exhaustive. They have been seperated into relevant quotes by horizontal lines. The underlined section are where they are exactly word-for-word, even though sometimes they are out of sequence.

"About the ninth hour of the day he [Cornelius] clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, `Cornelius!' And fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, `What is it, Lord?' And he said to him, `Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God. Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; he is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea.' " Acts 10:3-6

"Cornelius said, "Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining garments, and he [the angel] said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. 'Therefore send to Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.' " Acts 10:30-32

"Jesus said to her [Martha], `I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?' " John 11:25-26

"Jesus said to her [Martha], `Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?' " John 11:40

"The royal officer on whose hand the king was leaning answered the man of God and said, `Behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?' Then he said, `Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat of it.' " 2 Kings 7:2

"Then the royal officer answered the man of God and said, `Now behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?' And he said, `Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat of it.' " 2 Kings 7:19

"Then Elisha said, `Listen to the word of the LORD; thus says the LORD, "Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria."' " 2 Kings 7:1

"It happened just as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, `Two measures of barley for a shekel and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, will be sold tomorrow about this time at the gate of Samaria.' " 2 Kings 7:18

"The LORD said to Jehu, `Because you have done well in executing what is right in My eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in My heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.' " 2 Kings 10:30

"This is the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying, `Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.' And so it was." 2 Kings 15:12

"A voice came to him, `Get up, Peter, kill and eat!' " Acts 10:13

"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.' " Acts 11:7

"But Peter said, `By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.' " Acts 10:14

"But I [Peter] said, 'By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' " Acts 11:8

"Again a voice came to him a second time, `What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.' " Acts 10:15

"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.' " Acts 11:9

"and he said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. Therefore send to Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.' " Acts 10:31-32

"And he [Cornelius] reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, 'Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here; and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.' " Acts 11:13-14

"and he [Saul] fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, `Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?' " Acts 9:4

"and I [Saul] fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?' " Acts 22:7

"And when we had all fallen to the ground, I [Saul] heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew dialect, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' " Acts 26:14

"And he [Saul] said, `Who are You, Lord?' " Acts 19:5a

"And I [Saul] answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' " Acts 22:8a

"And I [Saul] said, 'Who are You, Lord?' " Acts 26:15a

"And He [Jesus] said, `I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.' " Acts 9:5b-6

"And He [Jesus] said to me [Saul], 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.' " Acts 22:8b
"And I [Saul] said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.' " Acts 22:10

"And He [Jesus] said, `I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.' " Acts 9:5b-6

"And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you; rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.' " Acts 26:15b-18

"And He [Jesus] said to me [Saul], 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.' " Acts 22:8b
"And I [Saul] said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.' " Acts 22:10

"And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you; rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.' " Acts 26:15b-18

"So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him [Saul] said, `Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.' " Acts 9:17

"came to me [Saul], and standing near said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' And at that very time I looked up at him. And he [Ananias] said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear an utterance from His mouth. For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard. Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.' Acts 22:13-16

"But perceiving that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, `Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!' " Acts 23:6

"other than for this one statement which I [Paul] shouted out while standing among them [Pharisees & Sadducees], `For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today.' " Acts 24:21

"Festus then answered that Paul was being kept in custody at Caesarea and that he himself was about to leave shortly. `Therefore,' he [Festus] said, `let the influential men among you go there with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them prosecute him.' " Acts 25:4-5

"I [Festus] answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man before the accused meets his accusers face to face and has an opportunity to make his defense against the charges." Acts 25:16

"But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, `Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me on these charges?' " Acts 25:9

"Being at a loss how to investigate such matters, I [Festus] asked whether he [Paul] was willing to go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these matters." Acts 25:20

"and you [Moses] will say to him [Pharaoh], 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us So now, please, let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.' " Exodus 3:18b

"And afterward Moses and Aaron came and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Let My people go that they may celebrate a feast to Me in the wilderness.'" Exodus 5:1

"and you [Moses] will say to him [Pharaoh], 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us So now, please, let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.' " Exodus 3:18b

"Then they [Moses and Aaron] said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, otherwise He will fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword." " Exodus 5:3

"Then they [Moses and Aaron] said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, otherwise He will fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword." " Exodus 5:3

"therefore they [Moses and Aaron] cry out, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.' " Exodus 5:8b

"Then they [Moses and Aaron] said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, otherwise He will fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword." " Exodus 5:3

"But he [Pharaoh] said, "You are lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.' " Exodus 5:17

"You are no longer to give the people straw to make brick as previously; let them go and gather straw for themselves. But the quota of bricks which they were making previously, you shall impose on them; you are not to reduce any of it. Because they are lazy, therefore they cry out, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.' Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words." Exodus 5:7-9

"So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and spoke to the people, saying, 'Thus says Pharaoh, "I am not going to give you any straw. You go and get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, but none of your labor will be reduced." ' " Exodus 5:10-11

"The taskmasters pressed them [Israel's foremen], saying, `Complete your work quota, your daily amount, just as when you had straw.' " Exodus 5:13

"Moreover, the foremen of the sons of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, `Why have you not completed your required amount either yesterday or today in making brick as previously?' " Exodus 5:14

"Moreover, the foremen of the sons of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, `Why have you not completed your required amount either yesterday or today in making brick as previously?' " Exodus 5:14

"There is no straw given to your servants, yet they keep saying to us, 'Make bricks!' " Exodus 5:16a

"But he [Pharaoh] said, `You are lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, "Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD." So go now and work; for you will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the quota of bricks." ' " Exodus 5:17-18

"The foremen of the sons of Israel saw that they were in trouble because they were told, `You must not reduce your daily amount of bricks.' " Exodus 5:19

"Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, `Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the sons of Israel go out of his land.' " Exodus 6:10-11

"that the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, `I am the LORD; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you.' " Exodus 6:29

"But Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, `Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled in speech?' " Exodus 6:12

"But Moses said before the LORD, `Behold, I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?' " Exodus 6:30

"Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, `God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here.' " Genesis 50:25

"Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, `God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones from here with you." Exodus 13:19

"The LORD also said to Moses, `Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments; and let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, 'Beware that you do not go up on the mountain or touch the border of it; whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.' " Exodus 19:10-12

"Moses said to the LORD, `The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for You warned us, saying, "Set bounds about the mountain and consecrate it." ' " Exodus 19:23

"Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, `Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' " Exodus 32:1

"For they said to me [Aaron], 'Make a god for us who will go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' " Exodus 32:23

"Aaron said to them, `Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.' " Exodus 32:2

"I [Aaron] said to them, `Whoever has any gold, let them tear it off.' So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf." Exodus 32:24

"He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, `This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.' " Exodus 32:4

"They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and have sacrificed to it and said, `This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!' " Exodus 32:8

"Therefore, come now, and I [God] will send you [Moses] to Pharaoh, so that you may bring My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt." Exodus 3:10

"Then Moses said to the LORD, `See, You say to me, 'Bring up this people!' " Exodus 33:12a

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