56 Bible Verses about groups
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Now there were about 5,000 men. So he told his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50."
Then he ordered them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
They were praising God and enjoying the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord was adding to their number those who were being saved.
So the Twelve called the whole group of disciples together and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect messages from God in order to wait on tables.
Moses chose capable men from all Israel and appointed them as heads over the people, as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was plenty of grass in that area, so they sat down, numbering about 5,000 men.
When he found him, he brought him to Antioch, and for a whole year they were guests of the church and taught many people. It was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
At that time, Peter got up among the brothers (there were about 120 people present) and said,
So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Is the Messiah divided? Paul wasn't crucified for you, was he? You weren't baptized in Paul's name, were you?
These people were more receptive than those in Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive the message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if those things were so.
Now all the believers were one in heart and soul, and nobody called any of his possessions his own. Instead, they shared everything they owned.
If anyone speaks in a foreign language, only two or three at the most should do so, one at a time, and somebody must interpret.
For it is he who is our peace. Through his mortality he made both groups one by tearing down the wall of hostility that divided them.
When the Hebrews were few in number so very few and were sojourners in it,
John told Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he wasn't a follower like us."
All the nations will be assembled in front of him, and he will cull them out, one from another, like a shepherd separates sheep from goats.
The least of them will become a thousand, and the smallest one a mighty nation. "I am the LORD; When the time is right, I will do this swiftly."
After this, the Lord appointed 70 other disciples and was about to send them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place that he intended to go.
So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How, then, can his kingdom stand?
When they arrived there at Gibeah, a band of prophets was right there to meet them. The Spirit of God came upon Saul, and he prophesied along with them.
You are to look for capable men among the people, men who fear God, men of integrity who hate dishonest gain. You are to set these men over them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
So he brought his soldiers down to the water, and the LORD told Gideon, "You are to cull out everyone who laps up water with his tongue like a dog from everyone who kneels to drink."
because the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection and that there is no such thing as an angel or spirit, but the Pharisees believe in all those things.
John said, "Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he wasn't a follower like us."
Indeed, some of your own men will arise and distort the truth in order to lure the disciples into following them.
So those who welcomed his message were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added to their number.
Nevertheless, each nation continued to craft their own gods and install them in the temples on the high places that the people of Samaria had constructed every nation in their own cities where they continued to live.
The conspirators then went as a group and found Daniel praying and seeking help before his God.
This is what I mean: Each of you is saying, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to the Messiah."
had taken 100 prophets and had hidden them by fifties in a cave, providing them with food and water when Jezebel was trying to destroy the LORD's prophets.
Then the LORD told Gideon, "I'm going to deliver you with the 300 soldiers who lapped by giving the Midianites into your control. Send everyone else back to their own homes."
When the army approached him, Elisha spoke to the LORD, asking him, "LORD, I'm asking you please to afflict this group of people with blindness!" So he afflicted them with blindness, just as Elisha had asked.
But they said, "We won't drink wine, because our ancestor, Rechab's son Jonadab commanded us: "You and your descendants are never to drink wine!
Nevertheless, believers were being added to the Lord in increasing numbers both men and women.
When Paul saw that some of them were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he shouted in the Council, "Brothers, I'm a Pharisee and a descendant of Pharisees. I'm on trial concerning the hope that the dead will be resurrected."
Topics on Groups
Death Of Other Groups
Genesis 6:17"For my part, I'm about to flood the earth with water and destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die.
Dividing Into Three Groups
Judges 7:16There he announced, "Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite army into your control!" Then he separated the 300 men into three companies, gave them each trumpets to carry, along with jars into which he placed lit torches.
Feeding Groups
Genesis 14:18King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine, since he was serving as the priest of God Most High.
Four Groups
Judges 9:34So Abimelech and his entire army got up that night and waited in ambush against Shechem in four separate companies.
Groups going home
Judges 9:55When the men of Israel noticed that Abimelech was dead, they each left for home.
Groups Helping
Ezekiel 30:8They will know that I am the LORD when I kindle my fire in Egypt and all who help her are crushed.
Groups Of Slaves
Genesis 12:16He treated Abram well because of her, so Abram acquired sheep, oxen, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
Groups Running
Joshua 8:19As soon as he stretched out his hand, the troops in ambush quickly got up from their place of hiding and attacked. They entered the city, seized it, and immediately set it on fire.
Groups Sent Away
Genesis 25:6While he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to his concubines and sent them to the east country in order to keep them away from his son Isaac.
Groups Shouting
Exodus 32:17When Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he told Moses, "The sound of war is coming from the camp."
Groups Trembling
Exodus 19:16When morning came on the third day, there was thunder and lightning, with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and the very loud sound of a ram's horn. All the people in the camp trembled.
Half Of Groups
Genesis 32:7Feeling mounting terror and distress, Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, doing the same with the flocks, the cattle, and the camels.
Serving Groups
Exodus 14:12Is this not what we told you in Egypt, when we said, "Leave us alone!' and "Let us serve the Egyptians!'? Indeed, it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"
Three Groups
Judges 9:43So he took his army, divided it into three separate companies, and laid in ambush out in the field. When Abimelech noticed the people coming out from the city, his army attacked them and killed them.
Two Groups
Genesis 32:7Feeling mounting terror and distress, Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, doing the same with the flocks, the cattle, and the camels.