11 Bible Verses about Great Individuals

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best spoils.

His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons.

The king said to his servants, "Don't you know that there a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

It happened, 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 who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.

But the people said, "You shall 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 you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city."

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

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,

For before these days Theudas rose up, making 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 nothing.

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,