'Great' in the Bible

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn't be comforted, because they are no more."

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."

Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.

Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell -- and great was its fall."

When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, "Most certainly I tell you, I haven't found so great a faith, not even in Israel.

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.

He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,

Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.

who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,

The disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

But Jesus summoned them, and said, "You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.

As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.

This is the first and great commandment.

for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priest and elders of the people.

and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.

They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.

Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,

from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.

yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."

He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.

He didn't allow him, but said to him, "Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you."

He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.

When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea.

He went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon him on all sides.

He came to the synagogue ruler's house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.

Immediately the girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed with great amazement.

Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.

Jesus summoned them, and said to them, "You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down."

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

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 he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

The angel said to them, "Don't be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.

He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for her.

When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

But he who hears, and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel."

It happened soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him.

Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited his people!"

When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.

"Return to your house, and declare what great things God has done for you." He went his way, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

It happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met him.

and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."

But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.

Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'

There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Being in agony he prayed more earnestly. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.

A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.

They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

In these lay a great multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water;

A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick.

Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?"

The sea was tossed by a great wind blowing.

The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick."

On the next day a great multitude had come to the feast. When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fish, one hundred fifty-three; and even though there were so many, the net wasn't torn.

The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.

Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things.

Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things.

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.