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And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Verse ConceptsBearingStrictnessPunishments

But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Verse ConceptsGodly Fear, Examples OfWhat Sin?

You shall be over my house, and according unto your word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than you.

Verse ConceptsPalacesThronePromotionRelative GreatnessRespect For People

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest ChildPeople With General KnowledgeRules About Young People

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing in which they dealt proudly he was above them.

Verse ConceptsKnowing God, Nature OfArrogance, Punishment OfProud PeopleKnowing God's Character

I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of you a greater nation and mightier than they.

Verse ConceptsPestilenceGod Might Kill His People

Where shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortified CitiesExaggerationsCitydoubt, results ofdiscouragementHeart, HumanLargenessPessimismSkyHuman EmotionFaint HeartednessGiantsLosing CourageWhere To?Sky, Figurative Use

To drive out nations from before you greater and mightier than you are, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.

Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

When the LORD your God shall bring you into the land to which you go to possess it, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you;

Verse ConceptsSevenSeven PeopleThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

Hear, O Israel: you are to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to heaven,

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortified CitiesExaggerationsCityLargenessComparisonsCrossing Into The Promised Landisrael

Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.

Verse ConceptsOblivionGod Might Kill His People

Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and you shall possess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.

Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

Verse ConceptsCityLargenessFearing Other People

And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the mouth of the Jordan. And the border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan:

Verse ConceptsEastern Borders

And Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto greater Sidon;

How much better, if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for would there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.

Verse ConceptsHatredSuffering, Causes OfDefraudingMen And Women Who LovedHating Individualsheartbroken

And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that you did unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

As the LORD has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

Verse ConceptsGod With Specific PeopleThe Kingdom Of Solomon

And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

Verse ConceptsBowingBowing Before GodThe Kingdom Of Solomon

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter;) and they talked with her.

Verse ConceptsProphetessSchoolsSecond ThingNamed Wives

So David grew greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.

Verse ConceptsPower, Human

And the greater room he lined with fir wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

Verse ConceptsChainsOverlaid With Wood

And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter:) and they spoke to her to that effect.

Verse ConceptsSecond Thing

For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai grew greater and greater.

Verse ConceptsFameProvinces

Behold, in this you are not just: I will answer you, for God is greater than man.

Verse ConceptsGod In Relation To ManMan's Relation To GodGod Being With You

Thus shall they be unto you with whom you have labored, even your merchants, from your youth: they shall wander everyone to his quarter; none shall save you.

Verse ConceptsNo One Can SaveDirection

Yea, they are greedy dogs who can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, everyone for his gain, from his own quarter.

Verse ConceptsGod's WaysProfitsWisdom, Human ImportanceInadequate ShepherdingCovetousness, Example OfSelfishness, Shown InSelfishness, Examples OfBeing Without UnderstandingGreed

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, with no hands laid on her.

Verse ConceptsSodom And GomorrahSudden DestructionGod's People SinningPunishments

He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, see you what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn you yet again, and you shall see greater abominations.

Verse ConceptsSanctuarySin, Effects OfGrowth Of EvilGod Far AwayAbominations

He said also unto me, Turn you yet again, and you shall see greater abominations that they do.

Verse ConceptsGrowth Of Evil

Then said he unto me, Have you seen this, O son of man? turn you yet again, and you shall see greater abominations than these.

Verse ConceptsGrowth Of EvilLooking And Seeing

And of the ten horns that were on its head, and of the other which came up, and before which three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke very great things, whose look was greater than its fellows.

Verse ConceptsTen ThingsHorns In AllegoryEyes In ProphecyThree Other Things

For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much equipment.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalMany CombatantsReturn From The Northarmy

Pass you unto Calneh, and see; and from there go to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or their borders greater than your borders?

Verse ConceptsAdvantages

And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.

Verse ConceptsBangsSecond ThingA Fourth Part

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfInferiorityChrist Telling The TruthGreatness Of DisciplesGreatness Of JohnWhat Value Is Man?Woman's Place

But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

Verse ConceptsGreatness Of Christ

The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofevangelists, identity ofPreaching, Effects OfGreatness Of ChristThe Final JudgementSigns Of RepentanceThe Dead Are RaisedJudgement

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Verse ConceptsQueensSolomon, Character OfSouthOld Testament People As TypesGreatness Of ChristThe Final JudgementPeople From Far AwayThe Dead Are RaisedJudgmentsJudgement DayJudgementcondemnation

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore you shall receive the greater condemnation.

Verse ConceptsLegalismHypocrites, Description OfProfessingAge DiscriminationNot Helping WidowsToo Many WordsHypocritesHypocrisy

You fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Verse ConceptsGreat ThingsOffering SacrificesHolier Than ThouSanctificationimportance

But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread abroad the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Verse ConceptsUnwise ZealGod's Deed RevealedTemporary Stay In The Wildernesslonliness

But when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all plants, and shoots out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

Verse ConceptsShadowsBig ThingsPlants Growing Up

For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfInferiorityGreatness Of DisciplesGreatness Of JohnWhat Value Is Man?

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Verse ConceptsQueensSouthGreatness Of ChristThe Final JudgementPeople From Far AwayThe Dead Are Raised

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofevangelists, identity ofPreaching, Effects OfStandingGreatness Of ChristThe Final JudgementThe Dead Are Raised

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I store all my crops and my goods.

Verse ConceptsRiches, Nature OfPlans Of MenPresumptuous PlansDestruction Of HousesStoring Treasure On EarthFuture Plans

Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater condemnation.

Verse ConceptsPrayerfulnessPride, Examples OfPunishment, By GodNot Helping WidowsProperty

For who is greater, he that sits at table, or he that serves? is not he that sits at table? but I am among you as he that serves.

Verse ConceptsTablesJesus Christ, Meekness OfChrist, Character OfHumility Of ChristReclining To EatServing PeopleServing

Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these.

Verse ConceptsChrist SeeingReasons For Faith In ChristMore ThanWhy It Happened

Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?

Verse ConceptsGreatness Of ChristAncestorsPeople Giving Other Thingspoop

But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father has given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me.

Verse ConceptsThe Completion Of RedemptionCompletionWitnesses, To Jesus ChristDoing God's WorksGod Giving To The SonInteraction Of Father And Son

Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom make you yourself?

Verse ConceptsGreatness Of ChristWho Is Jesus?Death Of Unnamed Individuals

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

Verse ConceptsequalityInferiorityChrist Telling The TruthSlavesTruly TrulyPeople Sending People

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Verse ConceptsPower Through GodJesus Christ, Ascension OfTruly TrulyGreatness Of DisciplesThe FatherWorks Of Faith

Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

Verse ConceptsFate Of The GodlyFaith, As A Body Of Beliefsdiscipleship, cost ofHumiliationRememberingServanthood, In SocietySuffering, Causes OfPersecution, Nature OfPersecution, OriginPersecution PredictedInferioritySlavesThey Do Not Keep CommandsPersecution

And those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our less respectable parts have greater respect.

Verse ConceptsPeople Have HonourRespectSelf WorthSelf EsteemTreating OthersPositive ThinkingTaking Care Of Your BodyThe BodyRespecting Your Bodydignitychildbearinghonourimportance

I would that you all spoke with tongues, but rather that you prophesied: for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

Verse ConceptsProphecy, In NtBuilding Up The ChurchInterpreting LanguageEach Local ChurchRight DesiresProphecyProphecies concerningLanguageThe church

For when God made a promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,

Verse ConceptsGod HimselfSwearing

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing

But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Verse ConceptsAtonementGod, Goodness OfTypes Of ChristThe Future AgeLiving Not For The MaterialThe Temple In Heaven

Whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

Verse ConceptsAngelsThe Power Of Other Creaturesaccusations

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he has testified of his Son.

Verse ConceptsDivinity Of ChristJesus Christ, Son Of GodThe Witness Of GodGod Bearing Witness To ChristGodly ManWitnessingtestimonyhumanitytestifyingcredibility