'People' in the Bible

Since many people have attempted to write an orderly account of the events that have transpired among us,

And the entire congregation of people was praying outside at the time when the incense was burned.

You will have great joy, and many people will rejoice at his birth,

He is the one who will go before the Lord with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and to prepare the people to be ready for the Lord."

Meanwhile, the people kept waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed in the sanctuary so long.

He displayed his mighty power with his arm. He scattered people who were proud in mind and heart.

He pulled powerful rulers from their thrones and lifted up humble people.

He filled hungry people with good things and sent rich people away with nothing.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel! He has taken care of his people and has set them free.

and to give his people knowledge of salvation through forgiveness of their sins.

So all the people went to their hometowns to be registered.

Then the angel told them, "Stop being afraid! Listen! I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.

"Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to people who enjoy his favor!"

which you prepared for all people to see

a light that will reveal salvation to unbelievers and bring glory to your people Israel."

Indeed, a sword will pierce your own soul, too, so that the inner thoughts of many people might be revealed."

Now the people were filled with expectation, and all of them were wondering if John was perhaps the Messiah.

With many other exhortations John continued to proclaim the good news to the people.

When all the people had been baptized, Jesus, too, was baptized. While he was praying, heaven opened,

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has anointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to set oppressed people free,

All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"

All the people in the synagogue became furious when they heard this.

Then Jesus went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and began teaching the people on Sabbath days.

Even demons came out of many people, screaming, "You are the Son of God!" But Jesus rebuked them and ordered them not to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.

because Simon and all the people who were with him were amazed at the number of fish they had caught,

Then Jesus told Simon, "Stop being afraid. From now on you will be catching people." So when they brought the boats to shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.

One day, as Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the Law happened to be sitting nearby. The people had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Amazement seized all the people, and they began to praise God. They were filled with fear and declared, "We have seen wonderful things today!"

But Jesus answered them, "Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do.

I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners, to repentance."

Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place, along with many of his disciples and a large gathering of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

"How blessed are you whenever people hate you, avoid you, insult you, and slander you because of the Son of Man!

Whatever you want people to do for you, do the same for them.

Rather, love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind even to ungrateful and evil people.

because every tree is known by its own fruit. People don't gather figs from thorny plants or pick grapes from a thorn bush.

After Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people who were there listening, he went to Capernaum.

because he loves our people and built our synagogue for us."

Fear gripped everyone, and they began to praise God. "A great prophet has appeared among us," they said, and "God has helped his people."

At that time Jesus had healed many people of diseases, plagues, and evil spirits, and had given sight to many who were blind.

By having been baptized with John's baptism, all the people who listened, including the tax collectors, acknowledged God's justice.

Jesus continued, "To what may I compare the people living today?

Now while a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from every city, he said in a parable:

The ones on the path are the people who listen, but then the Devil comes and takes the word away from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.

The ones that fell among the thorn bushes are the people who listen, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries, wealth, and pleasures of life, and their fruit doesn't mature.

But the ones on the good soil are the people who hear the word but also hold on to it with good and honest hearts, producing a crop through endurance."

But he answered those people, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear a message from God and heed it."

So the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

The people who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

Then all the people from the region surrounding the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were terrified. So he got into a boat and started back.

When the woman saw that she couldn't hide, she came forward trembling. Bowing down in front of him, she explained in the presence of all the people why she had touched Jesus and how she had been instantly healed.

if people don't welcome you, when you leave that city, shake its dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

But he told them, "You give them something to eat." They replied, "We have nothing more than five loaves of bread and two fish unless we go and buy food for all these people."

I tell you with certainty, some people who are standing here won't experience death until they see the kingdom of God."

All the people continued to be amazed at the greatness of God. Indeed, everyone was astonished at all the things Jesus was doing. So he told his disciples,

But the people would not welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.

"Whenever you go into a town and the people welcome you, eat whatever they serve you,

But whenever you go into a town and people don't welcome you, go out into its streets and say,

At that moment, the Holy Spirit made Jesus extremely joyful, so Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this is what was pleasing to you.

Now as the crowds continued to throng around Jesus, he went on to say, "This people living today are an evil generation. It craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah,

because just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

The queen of the south will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look, something greater than Solomon is here!

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!"

How terrible it will be for you! You are like unmarked graves people walk on them without realizing it."

Jesus said, "How terrible it will be for you experts in the Law, too! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you don't even lift a finger to ease those burdens.

Meanwhile, the people had gathered by the thousands and were trampling on one another. Jesus began to speak first to his disciples. "Watch out for the yeast that is, the hypocrisy of the Pharisees!

"But I tell you, the Son of Man will acknowledge before God's angels everyone who acknowledges me before people.

But whoever denies me before people will be denied before God's angels.

When people bring you before synagogue leaders, rulers, or authorities, don't worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,

But Jesus asked him, "Mister, who appointed me to be a judge or arbitrator over you people?"

Be like people who are waiting for their master to return from a wedding. As soon as he arrives and knocks, they will open the door for him.

the master of that servant will come on a day when he doesn't expect him and at an hour that he doesn't know. Then his master will punish him severely and assign him a place with unfaithful people.

From now on, five people in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

At that time, some people who were there told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

What about those eighteen people who were killed when the tower at Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were worse offenders than all the other people living in Jerusalem?

Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?"

He told them, "Keep on struggling to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you that many people will try to enter, but won't be able to do so.

People will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones to death those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you people were unwilling!

Jesus told him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.

Then the master told the servant, "Go out into the streets and the lanes and make the people come in, so that my house may be full.

It's suitable neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. People throw it away. Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don't need to repent."

I know what I'll do so that people will welcome me into their homes when I'm dismissed from my job.'

The master praised the dishonest servant manager for being so clever, because worldly people are more clever than enlightened people in dealing with their own.

So he told them, "You try to justify yourselves in front of people, but God knows your hearts, because what is highly valued by people is detestable to God.

People won't be saying, "Look! Here it is!' or "There it is!' because now the kingdom of God is among you."

People will say to you, "Look! There he is!' or "Look! Here he is!' But don't go and chase after him.

People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed all of them.

So it was in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

He said, "In a city there was a judge who didn't fear God or respect people.

For a while the judge refused. But later, he told himself, "I don't fear God or respect people,

Won't God grant his chosen people justice when they cry out to him day and night? Is he slow to help them?

Jesus also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves, thinking they were righteous, but who looked down on everyone else:

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, "O God, I thank you that I'm not like other people thieves, dishonest people, adulterers, or even this tax collector.

Now some people were even bringing their infants to Jesus to have him touch them. But when the disciples saw this, they sternly told the people not to do that.

Jesus, however, called for the children and said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

So when Jesus saw how sad he was, he said, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God!

Jesus replied, "The things that are impossible for people are possible for God."

The people at the front of the crowd sternly told him to be quiet, but he started shouting even louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"