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'Crowd' in the Bible

On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

and going on board one of them, which was Simon's He asked him to push out a little from land. Then He sat down and taught the crowd of people from the boat.

But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling--bed and all--into the midst, in front of Jesus.

With these He came down till He reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of His disciples, and a multitude of people from every part of Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the sea-side district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;

Jesus listened to the Captain's message and was astonished at him, and He turned and said to the crowd that followed Him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."

Shortly afterwards He went to a town called Nain, attended by His disciples and a great crowd of people.

And when a great crowd was assembling, and was receiving additions from one town after another, He spoke a parable to them.

Then came to Him His mother and His brothers, but could not get near Him for the crowd.

But He was told, "Your mother and brothers are standing on the edge of the crowd, and want to see you."

But the immense crowd, aware of this, followed Him; and receiving them kindly He proceeded to speak to them of the Kingdom of God, and those who needed to be restored to health, He cured.

On the following day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great crowd came to meet Him;

and a man from the crowd called out, "Rabbi, I beg you to pity my son, for he is my only child.

As He thus spoke a woman in the crowd called out in a loud voice, "Blessed is the mother who carried you, and the breasts that you have sucked."

Just then a man in the crowd appealed to Him. "Rabbi," he said, "tell my brother to give me a share of the inheritance."

Then the Warden of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured her on a Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in the week on which people ought to work. On those days therefore come and get yourselves cured, and not on the Sabbath day."

He heard a crowd of people going past, and inquired what it all meant.

He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

Thereupon some of the Pharisees in the crowd appealed to Him, saying, "Rabbi, reprove your disciples."

While He was still speaking there came a crowd with Judas, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, at their head. He went up to Jesus to kiss Him.

Pilate said to the High Priests and to the crowd, "I can find no crime in this man."

A vast crowd of the people also followed Him, and of women who were beating their breasts and wailing for Him.

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