'Men' in the Bible

After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, wise men arrived in Jerusalem from the east

Then Herod secretly called together the wise men, found out from them the time the star had appeared,

Herod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.

The men were amazed. "What kind of man is this?" they asked. "Even the winds and the sea obey him!"

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gerasenes, two demon-possessed men met him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could travel on that road.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they came into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

As Jesus was traveling on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus asked them, "Do you believe I can do this?" They told him, "Yes, Lord!"

As the men were going out, a man who couldn't talk because he was demon-possessed was brought to him.

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look something greater than Jonah is here!

Now those who had eaten were about 5,000 men, besides women and children.

Then the men in the boat began to worship Jesus, saying, "You certainly are the Son of God!"

When the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word throughout that region and brought him everyone who was sick.

Now those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

When two blind men who were sitting by the roadside heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

You blind men! Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?

"That is why I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

When he went back to the disciples, he found them asleep. He told Peter, "So, you men couldn't stay awake with me for one hour, could you?

Jesus asked him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then the other men surged forward, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

Suddenly, one of the men with Jesus reached out his hand, drew his sword, and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.

But they couldn't find any, even though many false witnesses had come forward. At last two men came forward

At this, the high priest stood up and asked Jesus, "Don't you have any answer to what these men are testifying against you?"

So the governor asked them, "Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?" "Barabbas!" they replied.

So one of the men ran off at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink.

He immediately called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

when some people came and brought him a paralyzed man being carried by four men.

They laughed and laughed at him. But when he had driven all of them outside, he took the child's father and mother, along with the men who were with him, and went into the room where the child was.

because Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.

There were 5,000 men who had eaten the loaves.

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

some men standing there asked them, "What are you doing untying that colt?"

The disciples told them what Jesus had said, and the men let them go.

Then the men took hold of Jesus and arrested him.

A certain young man, who was wearing nothing but a linen sheet, was following Jesus. When the men grabbed him,

Then some men stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying,

Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, "Don't you have any answer to what these men are testifying against you?"

Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, since seeing is believing!" Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him.

After the men had done this, they caught so many fish that the nets began to tear.

Some men were bringing a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to take him into the house and place him in front of Jesus.

Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant in perfect health.

Then he went up and touched the bier, and the men who were carrying it stopped. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!"

When the men had come to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, "Are you the Coming One, or should we wait for someone else?'"

"Two men were in debt to a moneylender. One owed him 500 denarii, and the other 50.

Now there were about 5,000 men. So he told his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50."

Suddenly, two men were talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah.

Now Peter and the men with him had been overcome by sleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.

"Of these three men, who do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the bandits?"

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look, something greater than Jonah is here!"

Because I tell all of you, none of those men who were invited will taste anything at my banquet.'"

"Or suppose a king is going to war against another king. He will first sit down and consider whether with 10,000 men he can fight the one coming against him with 20,000 men, won't he?

"Then he came to his senses and said, "How many of my father's hired men have more food than they can eat, and here I am starving to death!

I don't deserve to be called your son anymore. Treat me like one of your hired men."'

Jesus asked, "Ten men were made clean, weren't they? Where are the other nine?

"Two men went up to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be honest men in order to trap him in what he would say. They wanted to hand him over to the jurisdiction of the governor,

Then the men who were holding Jesus in custody began to make fun of him while they beat him.

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

While the women remained terrified, bowing their faces to the ground, the men asked them, "Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is living?

"The Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, be crucified, and rise on the third day.'"

As they came near the village where the two men were headed, Jesus acted as though he were going farther.

Then the two men began to tell what had happened on the road and how they had recognized him when he broke the bread in pieces.

Now those men had been sent from the Pharisees.

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.

Jesus told him, "Whoever has bathed is entirely clean. He doesn't need to wash himself further, except for his feet. And you men are clean, though not all of you."

I have made your name known to these men whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.

I ask not only on behalf of these men, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message,

"Righteous Father, the world has never known you. Yet I have known you, and these men have known that you sent me.

Jesus replied, "I told you that I am the one, so if you are looking for me, let these men go."

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

They asked, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This same Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you saw him go up into heaven."

When they came into the city, these men went to the upstairs room where they had been staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

who was one of the men associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus came and went among us,

So they nominated two men Joseph called Barsabbas, who also was called Justus, and Matthias.

Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the hearts of all people. Show us which one of these two men you have chosen

"Men of Judea and everyone living in Jerusalem! You must understand something, so pay close attention to my words. These men are not drunk as you suppose, for it's only nine o'clock in the morning.

"In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

In those days I will even pour out my Spirit on my slaves, men and women alike, and they will prophesy.

After he was arrested according to the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified this very man and killed him using the hands of lawless men.

But many of those who heard their message believed, and the men grew to number about 5,000.

Now when the Jewish leaders saw the boldness of Peter and John and found out that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and realized that they had been with Jesus.

They said, "What should we do with these men? For it's obvious to everybody living in Jerusalem that an unmistakable sign has been done by them, and we cannot deny it.

As long as it remained unsold, wasn't it your own? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? So how could you have thought of doing what you did? You didn't lie only to men, but also to God!"

The young men got up, wrapped him up, carried him outside, and buried him.

"How could you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord?" Peter asked her. "Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and these men will carry you outside as well."

She instantly fell down at Peter's feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead. So they carried her out and buried her next to her husband.

Nevertheless, believers were being added to the Lord in increasing numbers both men and women.

After the apostles heard this, they went into the Temple at daybreak and began to teach. The high priest and those who were with him arrived, called the Council and all the elders of Israel together, and sent word to the prison to have the men brought in.

Then someone came and told them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the Temple and teaching the people!"

So the commander of the Temple guards went with his men to bring them back without force, because they were afraid of being stoned to death by the people.

But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men!

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and ordered the men to be taken outside for a little while.

Then he told them, "Fellow Israelis, consider carefully what you propose to do to these men.

For in the recent past Theudas appeared, claiming that he was important, and about 400 men joined him. He was killed, and all his followers were dispersed and disappeared.

"I'm telling you to keep away from these men for now. Leave them alone, because if this plan or movement is of human origin, it will fail.

Therefore, brothers, appoint seven men among you who have a good reputation, who are full of the Spirit and wisdom, and we'll put them in charge of this work.

They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

But some men who belonged to the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), as well as some Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and began to debate with Stephen.

So they secretly got some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."