106 Bible Verses about Crowds

Thou shalt not be after multitudes for evil; thou shalt not answer for the multitude to stretch out after multitudes to pervert justice.

Thou wilt cover me from the consultation of evil ones; from the crowd of the workers of vanity:

All we as sheep went astray; we turned a man to his way; and Jehovah caused the iniquity of us all to fall upon him.

Who will give me in the desert a lodging-place of travelers? and I will leave my people and go from them, for they all commit adultery; an assembly of those acting faithlessly.

And the voice of a multitude at rest with her: and to the men of multitude of man bringing Sabeans from the desert, and they will give bracelets upon their hands, and crowns of glory upon their heads.

And the crowd having cried, began to ask as he did always to them. And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye I loose to you the King of the Jews? For he knew that through envy the chief priests had delivered him up:read more.
And the chief priests moved the crowd, that he would rather loose Barabbas to them. And Pilate having answered, again said to them, What then will ye I should do to him whom ye call King of the Jews? And again they cried out, Crucify him. And Pilate said to them, But what evil has he done? And they cried out more excessively, Crucify him. And Pilate, willing to satisfy the crowd, loosed to them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, having scourged, that he might be crucified.

These I shall remember, and I shall pour out my soul in me: for I shall pass through into the booth, I shall go softly with them even to the house of God, with the voice of joy and confession, of the multitude keeping a festival.

And as Ezra prayed, and as he confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there were gathered to him from Israel a very great convocation of men and women and children: for the people wept a great weeping.

Violence rose up for a rod of injustice: not from them, not from their multitude, and not from their confusion: and nothing eminent in them. The time came, the day drew near: he buying shall not rejoice, and he selling, shall not mourn: for burning upon all her multitude. For he selling shall not turn back to the sale, and it was in their yet living: for the vision for all her multitude; it shall not turn back, and a man shall not be strengthened in his iniquity of his life.read more.
They shall strike upon the trumpet, and to prepare all; and none went to the war: for my burning is upon all her multitude.

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of judgment: for the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of judgment

After these things I saw, and, behold, a great multitude, which none could number it, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, having put round white robes, and palm trees in their hands;

And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

And many crowds were assembled together to him; therefore having entered into the ship, he sat down, and all the crowd stood upon the sea shore.

And again he began to teach by the sea: and a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that he, having gone into the ship, sat in the sea; and all the crowd was by the sea upon land.

And a great crowd being together, and coming to him in the city, he spake by a parable:

And they came into the house; and again came the crowd together, so that they could not even eat bread.

And Jesus having passed over again in the ship on the other side, a great crowd was gathered together to him: and he was by the sea.

Upon which, myriads of the crowd having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to speak to his disciples first, Keep yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

And having come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

And Jesus withdrew with, his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,

And great crowds went with him, and having turned he said to them

And a great crowd followed him, for they saw his signs which he did upon the sick.

And Jesus, having seen that the crowd ran together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Speechless and deaf spirit, I command thee to come out of him, and that thou come no more into him.

For an only daughter was to him, of about twelve years, and she was dying. And in his going the crowds pressed him.

Then said he to the crowds coming out to he immersed by him, Generation of vipers, who indicated to you to flee from the anger about to come

And many crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them at the feet of Jesus; and he cured them:

And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house: and there was a great crowd of publicans and others who were sitting down with them.

The crowd answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ remains forever: and how sayest thou That the Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

The crowd therefore testified which being with him, that he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead.

And much murmuring was for him in the crowds: some truly said, That he is good: and others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.

And he went out again by the sea; and all the crowd came to him, and he taught them.

And having come down with them, he stood upon a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the maritime country of Tyre and Sidon, they also came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; And those molested with unclean spirits: and they were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him; for there came forth power from him, and healed all.read more.
And he having lifted up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Happy the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God

And these going forth, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye forth into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

And the messengers of John having departed, he began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye forth into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

And in that day Jesus, having come out of the house, sat by the sea. And many crowds were assembled together to him; therefore having entered into the ship, he sat down, and all the crowd stood upon the sea shore. And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow.

And again he began to teach by the sea: and a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that he, having gone into the ship, sat in the sea; and all the crowd was by the sea upon land. And he taught them in parables many things, and said to them in his teaching, Hear ye; behold, he sowing went out to sow:

And a great crowd being together, and coming to him in the city, he spake by a parable: The sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some truly fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the fowls of heaven devoured it.

All these things spake Jesus in parables to the crowds; and without a parable spake he not to them.

And having called the crowd, he said to them, Hear ye, and understand.

And the crowds, seeing, admired, and praised God, giving such power to men.

And they were struck with amazement at his teaching; for he was teaching them as having power, and not as the scribes?

Therefore David himself calls him Lord; and whence is he his son? And a great crowd heard him willingly.

And many of the crowd believed on him, and said, That Christ, when he should come, will he do more signs than these which he did?

The crowd answered and said, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?

Then the crowd, having stood and heard, said it was thunder: others said, A messenger has spoken to him.

And seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the crowd, since they held him as a prophet.

And they sought to seize him, and they feared the crowd: for they knew that he spake this parable against them: and having let him go they went away.

And the chief priests and scribes sought to lay hands upon him in the same hour; and they feared the people: for they knew he spake this parable against them.

And a very great crowd strewed their garments in the way; and others cut down young shoots from the trees, and strewed in the way. And the crowds leading before, and following, cried, saying, Osanna to the son of David: he coming in the name of the Lord being praised; Osanna in the highest ones. And he having come to Jerusalem, all the city was shaken, saying, Who is this?read more.
And the crowds said, This is Jesus, the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee.

And Pilate, seeing that it profits nothing, but there is rather an uproar, having taken water, he washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this just one: ye shall see yourselves.

And he yet speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great crowd, with swords, and sticks, from the chief priests, and the more ancient of the people.

And quickly, he yet speaking, Judas approaches, being one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and sticks from the chief priests and scribes and the more ancient.

And he yet speaking, Behold a crowd, and he called Judas, one of the twelve, came before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss him.

And there having been this voice, the multitude came together, and were disturbed, for each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.

And Peter, having stood with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men Jews, and all ye dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and hear ye my words:

And a multitude also came together of them all around the cities to Jerusalem, bringing the sick, and the molested by unclean spirits: who were all healed.

And having called all the crowd, he said to them, Hear me, all ye, and do ye understand:

And the crowds unanimously attended to things spoken by Philip, in their hearing and seeing the signs which he did.

And the next sabbath nearly all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God. And the Jews, having seen the crowds, were filled with envy, and spake against the things said by Paul, contradicting and defaming.

Then spake Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples,

And the crowds having seen what Paul did, lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, Gods likened to men came down to us. And truly they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, since he was leader of the word. And Jupiter's priest, being before their city, having brought bulls and crowns to the gates, wished to sacrifice with the crowd.read more.
And Barnabas and Paul, the sent, having heard, having rent their garments, rushed in among the crowd, crying out, And saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of similar passions with you, announcing good news to turn you back from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and sea, and all in them: Who in past generations suffered all nations to go in their ways. And surely indeed he left not himself without witness, doing good, having given us rain from heaven, and fruitful times, filling our hearts with food and gladness. And saying these, they scarcely hindered the crowds, not to sacrifice to them. And Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, and stoned Paul, drew out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

And Jesus, having come out, saw a great crowd, and felt compassion for them, for they were as sheep having not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

And having risen from thence, he comes into the bounds of Judea, through the other side of Jordan: and crowds came together again to him; and, as he was accustomed, again he taught them.

And the crowd set together against them: and the generals having rent their garments, commanded to scourge with rods.

And having seen the crowds, he felt compassion for them, for they were relaxed and dispersed, as sheep not having a shepherd.

And the unbelieving Jews, having been jealous, and having taken certain evil men of the vulgar, and excited to tumult, they disturbed the city by loud noise, and having stood against the house of Jason, they sought to bring them to the populace. And not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying, That those having subverted the habitable globe, these also are present here; Which Jason has received: and these all do opposite to Caesar's enactments, saying, There is another king, Jesus.read more.
And they troubled the crowd and rulers of the city, having heard these. And having taken sufficient of Jason, and the rest, they loosed them. And the brethren quickly sent out both Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who arriving went away to the synagogue of the Jews. And they were of more noble birth than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all willingness, and examined the writings daily, if these things might hold thus. Therefore truly many of them believed; and of the distinguished Grecian women, and of men, not few. And when the Jews from Thessalonica heard that also in Berea the word of God was announced by Paul, they came there also, agitating the crowd.

And Jesus having come, saw a great crowd: and he felt compassion for them, and he cured their sick.

And Paul wishing to come in to the people, the disciples suffered him not. And certain also of the chief of Asia, being friends to him, having sent to him, besought not to give himself into the theatre. Others truly cried some other things: for the church was confused; and the most knew not for what they had come together.read more.
And they forced Alexander out of the crowd, the Jews having put him forward. And Alexander having shaken the hand, wished to justify himself to the people. And having known that he is a Jew, there was one voice from all crying for about two hours, Great the Diana of the Ephesians. And the scribe having calmed the crowd, says, Men, Ephesians, for who is the man that knows not the city of the Ephesians, being templekeeper of the great goddess Diana, and sent by Jove?

And when the seven days were about completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, embroiled all the crowd, and put hands upon them, Crying out, Men, Israelites, help: This is the man, teaching all, everywhere, against the people, and the law, and this place: and yet also brought the Greeks into the temple, and has polluted this holy place. (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian' whom they thought that Paul had brought into the temple.)read more.
And the whole city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people: and having taken up Paul, they drew him out of the temple: and quickly the doors were shut. And seeking to kill him, a rumor went up to the captain of a thousand of the band, that the whole of Jerusalem had been embroiled. Who having taken out of it the soldiers and centurions, he ran down to them: and they having seen the captain of a thousand and the soldiers, ceased striking Paul. Then the captain of a thousand, having drawn near, took him, and commanded to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he might be, and what he had done. And other cried what other in the crowd: and not being able to know certainly for the uproar, he commanded him to be brought into the camp. And when he was upon the steps, it happened, he was borne by the soldiers for the violence of the crowd. For the multitude of the people followed, crying, Take him away. And being about to be brought into the camp, Paul says to the captain of a thousand, Is it lawful for me to speak anything to thee? and he said, Hast thou knowledge in Greek? Art not thou then the Egyptian, who before these days having risen up, and having brought into the desert four thousand men of murderers? And Paul said, I am truly a man a Jew, a Tarsean of Cilicia, a citizen of no undistinguished city: and I beseech of thee to give way for me to speak to the people. And having given way, Paul standing upon the steps, shook with the hand to the people. And being much silence, he spake in the Hebrew dialect, saying,

And many crowds followed him; and he cured them there.

And being evening, his disciples came to him, saying, It is a desert place, and the time has passed already; loose the crowds, that, having gone into towns, they might purchase food for themselves. But Jesus said to them, They have no need to depart; give ye them to eat. And they say to him, We have not here but five loaves, and two fishes.read more.
And he said, Bring them here to me. And having encouraged the crowds to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves, and two fishes, and having looked up to heaven, he praised; and having broken, gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. And they all ate, and were satisfied; and they took up the remaining of fragments, twelve baskets full. And they eating were five thousand men, besides women and children.

And they heard him to this word, and lifted up their voices, saying, Take away such a one from the earth: for it is not suitable for him to live.

And having been already much time, his disciples, having come to him, say, This is a desert place, and already the time much: Loose them, that having departed to the fields and towns round about, they might buy to themselves loaves: for they have nothing they might eat. And having answered, he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Having gone, should we buy loaves of two hundred drachmas, and give them to eat?read more.
And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? retire and see. And having known, they say, Five, and two fishes. And he commanded them all to recline a drinking together, drinking together upon the green grass. And the borders, the borders reclined, by one hundred, and by fifty. And having taken the five loaves and two fishes, having looked up to heaven, he praised, and he brake the loaves, and gave to his disciples that they might set before them; and the two fishes he divided to all. And they all ate, and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of fishes. And they eating the loaves were about five thousand men.

The voice of a mulitude in the mountain; the likeness of much people; the voice of the uproar of kingdoms, nations being gathered: Jehovah of armies reviewing the army of battle.

And the day began to decline: and the twelve having come near, said to him, Loose the crowd, that having departed into the towns round about and the fields, they might rest, and might find provisions; for here are we in a deserted place. And he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, There are no more to us than five loaves and two fishes; except having gone we buy food for all this people. For they were about five thou sand men. And he said to his disciples, Place them reclining by fifty in a place for reposing.read more.
And they did so, and they made all recline. And having taken the five loaves and two fishes, having looked up to heaven, be praised them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd. And they all ate, and were satisfied: and that over and above having remained to them was taken up, twelve baskets of fragments.

And his body as topaz, and his face as the sight of lightning, and his eyes as flames of fire, and his arms and his feet as the eye of polished brass, and the voice of his words as the voice of a multitude.

Then Jesus having lifted up the eyes, and seen that a great crowd comes to him, says to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves that these might eat? And this he said trying him: for himself knew what he was about to do. Philip answered him. Loaves of two hundred drachmas will not suffice them, that each of them should take some little.read more.
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him, There is one little boy here, who has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are these among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men recline. And there was much grass in the place. Then the men reclined, the number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, distributed to his disciples, and the disciples to the reclining; and likewise of the small fishes, as many as they wished. And when they were filled, he says to his disciples, Gather the fragments remaining over, that nothing should be lost. Then gathered they, and filled twelve baskets of the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over to them having eaten.

And after these things I heard the great voice of a vast multitude in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, to the Lord our God:

And Jesus having called his disciples, said, I feel compassion for the crowd, for already they remain with me three days, and they have nothing they could eat: and I will not leave them fasting, lest they be relaxed in the way. And his disciples say to him, Whence to us, in a lonely place, so many loaves, to satisfy such a crowd I And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.read more.
And he encouraged the crowd to recline upon the earth. And having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having returned thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd. And all ate, and were satisfied: and they took up that remaining of the fragments seven wicker baskets full. And they eating were four thousand men, besides women and children.

In those days the crowd being very many, and having nothing they might eat, Jesus having called his disciples, says to them, I feel compassion for the crowd, for already they remain three days with me, and have nothing they might eat: And if I loose them fasting to their house, they will be relaxed in the way: for some of them have come from far.read more.
And his disciples answered him, Whence might anyone be able to satisfy these with loaves here in the lonely place? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. And he enjoined to the crowd to recline upon the earth: and having taken the seven loaves, having returned thanks, he brake, and he gave to his disciples that they might set before.; and they set before the crowd. And they had a few little fishes: and having praised, he spake to set them also before. And they ate, and were satisfied: and they took up the remains of the fragments, seven wicker-baskets. And they eating were about four thousand: and he loosed them. And quickly having gone into the ship with his disciples, he came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

In that hour, Jesus said to the crowds, As against a robber came ye out, with swords and sticks, to take me? In the day I sat down with you, teaching, and ye took not hold of me.

And Jesus having answered, said to them, As against a robber come ye out, with swords and sticks to take me

And Jesus having come into the ruler's house, and seeing the flute players and the crowd making an uproar, He says to them, Give way; for the girl is not dead but sleeps; and they mocked him. But when the crowd was driven forth, having entered, he seized her hand, and the little girl was awakened.

And not being able to draw near to him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was and having excavated, they let down his couch upon which the paralytic was laid.

And not finding how they might bring him in, for the crowd, having ascended upon the house, they put him down through the tiles, with the small couch, in the midst before Jesus.

And quickly Jesus constrained his disciples to go into the ship, and to go before him to the other side, till he should loose the crowds.

And quickly he constrained his disciples to go to the ship, and to lead before to the other side of Bethsaida, till he loose the crowd:

And he having passed through the midst of them, went away.

And having let the crowd go, they receive him as he was in the ship. And there were also other small vessels with him.

And he healed knew not who he is: for Jesus escaped, a crowd being in the place.

And having taken him away from the crowd apart, he put his fingers in his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue;

And one from the crowd having answered, said, Teacher, I have brought my son to thee, having a speechless spirit.

And it was in the day following, they having come down from the mountain, there met him a great crowd. And, behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Teacher, I implore thee look upon my son: for he is my only born. And, behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out; and it tears him with foam, and with difficulty withdraws from him, bruising him.read more.
And I implored thy disciples that they cast it out; and they could not.

And Jesus having passed over again in the ship on the other side, a great crowd was gathered together to him: and he was by the sea. And, behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue comes, Jairus by name; and having seen him, he fell at his feet, And he besought him much, saying, That my little daughter is at the last extremity: that, having come, thou Mightest put the hands upon her, so that she might be saved; and she shall live.read more.
And he went away with him; and a great crowd followed him, and they pressed him. And a certain woman, being in a flowing of blood twelve years, And having suffered many things by many physicians, and having expended all of her own, and not having been benefited, but having come rather to the worse, Having heard concerning Jesus, having come in the crowd behind, she touched his garment. For she said, That if I touch his garment, I shall be saved. And quickly the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she knew in the body that she is healed from the plague. And Jesus, having quickly known in himself the power having gone out of him, having turned round in the crowd, he said, Who has touched my garments? And his disciples said to him, Seest thou the crowd pressing thee, and sayest thou, Who has touched me? And he looked round about to see her having done this. And the woman, afraid and trembling, having known what bad been upon her, came and fell down before him, and spake all the truth to him. And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith has saved thee; retire in peace, and be whole from thy plague.

And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, he dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow; and a sufficient crowd of the city was with her.

And, behold, a man, called Zaccheus by name, and he was chief of the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus, who he is; and he could not, from the crowd, for he was small in size.

And they come into Jericho: and he going out from Jericho, and his disciples, and a sufficient crowd, Bartimeus the blind, son of Timms, sat by the way asking alms. And having heard that it is Jesus the Nazarite, he began to cry, and to say, Son of David, O Jesus, compasaionate me. And many were rebuking him, that he should be silent: and he cried much more, Son of David, compassionate me.

And it was in his drawing near to Jericho, a certain blind sat by the way, begging: And having heard the multitude passing by, he inquired what this might be. And they announced to him, That Jesus the Nazarite passes by.read more.
And he cried out, saying, Jesus, son of David, pity me. And they going before censured him, that he be silent: and he so much the more cried out, O son of David, pity me.

And it was in his speaking these things, a certain woman of the crowd, having lifted up the voice, said to him, Happy the womb having borne thee, and breasts thou didst suck.

In these lay a great multitude of weak, blind, lame, withered, expecting the moving of the water. For a messenger at a time went down into the pool, and troubled the water: then he having first stepped in after the troubling of the water became healthy, by whatever malady a long while since he was laid. And a certain man was there, being in weakness thirty-eight years.read more.
Jesus having seen the same lying down, and having known that it was already much time, says to him, Wilt thou be well? He being sick answered him, Lord, I have no man, that, when the water was troubled, he might cast me into the pool: and in which I am coming, another steps down before me. Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch, and walk. And quickly the man was well, and he took up his couch, and walked: and the sabbath was in that day.

And I knew that thou always hearest me: but for the crowd standing round I said, that they might believe that thou didst send me.