'Beside' in the Bible

While Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers Simon (also called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, because they were fishermen.

That day Jesus left the house and sat down beside the sea.

and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

And behold, [there were] two blind men sitting beside the road. [When they] heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers?

While Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen.

Then Jesus went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd was coming to Him, and He taught them.

One Sabbath He was walking along [with His disciples] through the grainfields, and as they went along, His disciples began picking the heads of grain.

And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

So He called them to Himself and spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan?

Then Jesus began to teach again beside the sea. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the entire crowd remained beside the sea on the shore.

And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them,

as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

And [after] Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea.

He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he came to them, walking on the sea. He intended to go up right beside them,

Then He went up to them on board the boat, and the wind lulled; and they were beside themselves with silent amazement.

And they come to Jericho, and as he is going forth from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, a son of Timaeus -- Bartimaeus the blind -- was sitting beside the way begging,

And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,

and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.

'The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.

and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

And it came to pass, in his coming nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way begging,

While they were puzzling over this, two men in dazzling robes suddenly stood beside them.

But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

Jacob's well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well. It was about noon.

I have other sheep [beside these] that are not of this fold. I must bring those also, and they will listen to My voice and pay attention to My call, and they will become one flock with one Shepherd.

One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved, was reclining close beside Jesus.

Now standing beside Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, two men in white robes stood right beside them.

They were completely astonished, saying, “Look! Are not all of these who are speaking Galileans?

And they were beside themselves with amazement and were greatly perplexed, saying one to another, “What could this mean?”

And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in reply.

Instantly she dropped dead at his feet. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.

And he said, “Well, how could I [understand] unless someone guides me [correctly]?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

So Peter arose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upper room; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing all the tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared [beside him] and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter’s side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off his hands.

And on the day of the Sabbath, we went outside the [city] gate beside the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer, and we sat down [and] spoke to the women assembled [there].

came to me. He stood beside me and said, "Brother Saul, receive your sight!' At that moment I could see him.

The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.

On the following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Be brave; for as you have solemnly and faithfully witnessed about Me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.”

And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.

ministrants of Christ are they? -- as beside myself I speak -- I more; in labours more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths many times;

Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

I have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell -- where the throne of the Adversary is -- and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell.

He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant to him [the privilege] to sit beside Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down beside My Father on His throne.

Then I saw something like a sea or large expanse of glass mixed with fire, and those who were victorious over the beast and over his image and over the number corresponding to his name were standing on the sea or large expanse of glass, holding harps of God [worshiping Him].