11 Bible Verses about Great Individuals

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.

And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul.

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought.

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: