'Among' in the Bible

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And they said unto her -- 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'

But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

After three days, they found Him in the temple complex sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

"I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.

And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

The scribes and the Pharisees began to argue among themselves, saying, "Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

Because Jesus knew that they were arguing, he asked them, "Why are you arguing about this among yourselves?

and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, 'Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

"Can you compel the bridal party to fast," replied Jesus, "so long as they have the bridegroom among them?

But they were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.

And the day came and, turning to his disciples, he made a selection from among them of twelve, to whom he gave the name of Apostles;

Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.

For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Those who were at the table with Him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins?”

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.

Departing, they began going throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done by him, and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among the dead,

And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child:

Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

And he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, let me have three loaves,

What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.

for from now on five in one household will be divided [over Me], three against two and two against three.

And he said to them, "Who among you, [if your] son or [your] ox falls into a well on the day of the Sabbath, will not immediately pull him out?"

“What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents [that is, changes his inner self—his old way of thinking, regrets past sins, lives his life in a way that proves repentance; and seeks God’s purpose for his life].”

but now that this son of yours is come who has eaten up your property among his bad women, you have killed the fat calf for him.'

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among the dead will they be persuaded.

"Suppose a man among you has a servant plowing or watching sheep. Would he say to him when he comes in from the field, "Come at once and have something to eat'?

no one will say, ‘Look here!’ or ‘There!’ For you see, the kingdom of God is among you.”

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “You still lack one thing; sell everything that you have and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have [abundant] treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me [becoming My disciple, believing and trusting in Me and walking the same path of life that I walk].”

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

When the people saw it, they all began muttering [in discontent], “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a [notorious] sinner.”

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy Him,

They discussed it among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

but they who are counted worthy to have part in that world, and the resurrection from among the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

But ye will be delivered up even by parents and brethren and relations and friends, and they shall put to death some from among you,

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be carried off as captives among all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled on by the unbelievers until the times of the unbelievers are fulfilled."

“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves.

Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was numbered among the Twelve.

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.

And a certain one from among them smote the bondman of the high priest and took off his right ear.

And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

"We have found this man," they said, "an agitator among our nation, forbidding the payment of tribute to Caesar, and claiming to be himself an anointed king."

But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.

A great number of the people followed him, among them women who were mourning and wailing for him.

Jesus kept saying, "Father, forgive them, because they don't know what they're doing." Then they divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,

And as they were saying these things, He Himself stood among them. He said to them, “Peace to you!”

and said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise from among the dead the third day;

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.