'Us' in the Bible

Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us

And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for us In the house of David His servant--

To deliver us from our foes and from the power of all who hate us.

To grant us to be rescued from the power of our foes And so render worship to Him free from fear,

Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us,

Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish."

"Ha! Jesus the Nazarene, what have you to do with us? I know who you are--God's Holy One!"

for he loves our nation, and at his own expense he built our synagogue for us."

All were awe-struck, and they gave glory to God--some saying, "A Prophet, a great Prophet, has risen up among us." Others said, "God has not forgotten His People."

The men came to Jesus and said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you with this question: 'Are you the Coming One, or is there another that we are to expect?'"

One day He went on board a boat--both He and his disciples; and He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the Lake." So they set sail.

And when they were preparing to depart from Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, we are thankful to you that we are here. Let us put up three tents--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know what he was saying.

"Rabbi," replied John, "we have seen a man making use of your name to expel demons; and we forbad him, because he does not come with us."

When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Master, do you wish us to order fire to come down from Heaven and consume them?"

"'The very dust of your town that hangs about us we wipe off as a protest. Only be sure of this, that the Kingdom of God is close at hand.'

When the Seventy returned, they exclaimed joyfully, "Master, even the demons submit to us when we utter your name."

At one place where He was praying, when He rose from His knees one of His disciples said to Him, "Master, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

give us day after day our bread for the day;

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who fails in his duty to us; and bring us not into temptation.'"

Hereupon one of the expounders of the Law exclaimed, "Rabbi, in saying such things you reproach us also."

"Master," said Peter, "are you addressing this parable to us, or to all alike?"

As soon as the Master of the house shall have risen and shut the door, and you have begun to stand outside and knock at the door and say, "'Sir, open the door for us' --"'I do not know you,' He answers; 'you are no friends of mine.'

Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;

And, besides all this, a vast chasm is immovably fixed between us and you, put there in order that those who desire to cross from this side to you may not be able, nor any be able to cross over from your side to us.'

And the Apostles said to the Lord, "Give us faith."

In loud voices they cried out, "Jesus, Rabbi, take pity on us."

together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"

And if we say, 'human,' the people will all stone us; for they are thoroughly convinced that John was a Prophet."

"But when the vine-dressers saw him, they discussed the matter with one another, and said, "'This is the heir: let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

"Rabbi, Moses made it a law for us that if a man's brother should die, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.

Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."

or blindfolded Him, and then challenged Him. "Prove to us," they said, "that you are a prophet, by telling us who it was that struck you."

"Are you the Christ? Tell us." "If I tell you," He replied, "you will certainly not believe;

No, nor does Herod; for he has sent him back to us; and, you see, there is nothing he has done that deserves death.

Then the whole multitude burst out into a shout. "Away with this man," they said, "and release Barabbas to us"

Then will they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us;' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'

Now one of the criminals who had been crucified insulted Him, saying, "Are not you the Christ? Save yourself and us."

And, besides, some of the women of our company have amazed us. They went to the tomb at daybreak,

and, finding that His body was not there, they came and declared to us that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

"Were not our hearts," they said to one another, "burning within us while He talked to us on the way and explained the Scriptures to us?"