11 Bible Verses about Great Individuals

Now see how great this man was, to whom our father Abraham gave a tenth part of what he had got in the fight.

And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.

Then Samuel took Saul and his servant into the guest room, and made them take the chief place among all the guests who were there, about thirty persons.

And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?

Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong among the supporters of Saul.

And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.

But the people said, It is better for you not to go out: for if we are put to flight, they will not give a thought to us, and if death overtakes half of us, it will be nothing to them: but you are of more value than ten thousand of us: so it is better for you to be ready to come to our help from this town.

For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.

But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man: