95 Bible Verses about Crowds

And the multitude, coming up, began to ask him to do as he had been wont to do for them. And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release to you the king of the Jews? For he knew that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.read more.
But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release to them Barabbas. And Pilate answering again said to them, What then would ye have me do with him whom ye call the king of the Jews? And they cried out again, Crucify him! Then Pilate said to them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more, Crucify him! And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released to them Barabbas; and, when he had scourged Jesus, delivered him up to be crucified.

After these things I saw, and lo! a great multitude, which no one could number, out of every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands.

And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

and great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

And again he began to teach by the shore of the lake; and there was gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he went into a boat, and sat down in it upon the lake; and all the multitude was by the lake on the land.

And a great multitude collecting together, and people from the cities going out to him, he spoke by a parable:

And again a multitude cometh together, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the ether side, a great multitude gathered about him; and he was by the lake.

In the mean time, when the multitude was gathered together in myriads, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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

And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake; and a great multitude from Galilee, and from Judaea followed;

And great multitudes were going with him; and he turned and said to them,

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he wrought on the diseased.

And Jesus seeing that the multitude came running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. And as he went, the multitudes thronged him.

He said therefore to the multitudes that came forth to be baptized by him, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house, and there was a great company of publicans and others, who were reclining at table with them.

The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the Law that the Christ abideth for ever; how then dost thou say that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness.

And there was much debating among the multitude concerning him. Some said, He is a good man; others said, Nay, but he deceiveth the multitude.

And he went forth again to the lake; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

And he came down with them, and stood on a level place with a great multitude of his disciples, and a great crowd of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were harassed with unclean spirits were cured. And the whole multitude sought to touch him, because power went out of him and healed all.read more.
And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he said, Blessed are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What have ye gone out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the shore of the lake; and great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach. And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.

And again he began to teach by the shore of the lake; and there was gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he went into a boat, and sat down in it upon the lake; and all the multitude was by the lake on the land. And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching, Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow.

And a great multitude collecting together, and people from the cities going out to him, he spoke by a parable: A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and they were trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured them.

All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and without a parable he spoke nothing to them;

And calling the multitude, he said to them, Hear, and understand.

And when the multitudes saw it, they were struck with fear, and gave glory to God, who had given such power to men.

And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

David himself calleth him lord; and how can he be his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.

But of the multitude many believed in him, and said, When the Christ cometh, will he do more signs than these which this man doeth?

The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon! Who seeketh to kill thee?

The multitude therefore that stood by, hearing this, said that it thundered. Others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitudes, because they regarded him as a prophet.

And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitude; for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. And they left him, and went away.

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that hour, but they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

And very many of the multitude spread their garments in the road; others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the road. And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, were crying out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heavens! And when he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was in commotion, saying, Who is this?read more.
And the multitudes said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

And when Pilate saw that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of this blood; see ye to it.

And while he was yet speaking, lo! Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And immediately, while he was yet speaking, cometh Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and elders.

While he was yet speaking, lo! a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, was at the head of them; and he drew near to Jesus to kiss him.

And when this sound took place, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every one heard them speaking in his own language.

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men of Judea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words.

The multitude also belonging to the cities around came together to Jerusalem bringing the sick, and those plagued by unclean spirits; and they were all healed.

And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand.

And the multitudes with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he wrought.

And on the next sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of the Lord. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with indignation, and spoke against what was spoken by Paul, contradicting and reviling.

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to his disciples,

And the multitudes, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men. And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker. Then the priest of Jupiter, that was in front of the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have offered sacrifice with the multitudes.read more.
But the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, when they heard of it, rent their garments, and rushed forth to the multitude, crying out and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing to you glad tidings, that ye may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are therein; who in the ages past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways; although he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness. And with these words, they hardly restrained the multitudes from sacrificing to them. But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium; who, having persuaded the multitudes, and stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

And when he came forth, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

And departing thence, he cometh into the borders of Judaea, and to the other side of the Jordan; and multitudes again come together to him; and, as he was wont, he again taught them.

And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates, tearing off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods;

And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered about, as sheep having no shepherd.

But the unbelieving Jews, taking with them certain bad men of the idlers in the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar; and having come to the house of Jason, they endeavored to bring them out to the people; but not finding them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city magistrates, crying out, These men that have turned the world upside down have come hither also; whom Jason hath entertained; and they are all acting in opposition to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.read more.
And they alarmed the multitude and the city magistrates when they heard these things. And having taken security of Jason and of the others, they let them go. And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea; who, having come there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so. Many of them therefore believed; and of the Grecian women of rank and men, not a few. But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that at Beroea, too, the word of God was preached by Paul, they came hither also, and stirred up the multitudes.

And when he came forth he saw a great multitude; and he was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.

And when Paul wished to go in to the people, the disciples would not suffer him. And some also of the Asiarchs, who were his friends, sent to him, and entreated him not to venture into the theatre. Some therefore were crying one thing, and some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and the greater part knew not wherefore they had come together.read more.
And they brought forward Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander beckoned with his hand, desiring to make his defence to the people. But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice for about two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians! But when the Recorder had quieted the multitude, he said, Men of Ephesus, who is there among men that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, stirred up the whole multitude, and laid hands on him, crying out, Men of Israel, help! This is the man that teacheth every one everywhere against the people, and the Law, and this place; and besides he even brought Greeks into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus, the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.read more.
And the whole city was in motion, and the people ran together; and they laid hold of Paul and dragged him out of the temple; and forthwith the doors were shut. And while they were endeavoring to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar; who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And seeing the chief captain and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul. Then the chief captain came near and laid hold of him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done. And some cried one thing, and some another, among the multitude. And not being able to gain certain knowledge on account of the uproar, he ordered him to be carried into the castle. And when he reached the stairs, he was obliged to be borne by the soldiers, on account of the violence of the crowd; for the multitude of the people were following, crying out, Away with him! And as he was about to be led into the castle, Paul saith to the chief captain, May I speak to thee? And he said, Canst thou speak Greek? Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days made an insurrection, and led out into the wilderness those four thousand men of the assassins? But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus, a citizen of no mean city of Cilicia; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people. And when he had given him leave, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with his hand to the people, and there was a great silence; and he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals. But he said to them, They need not go away; do ye give them food. And they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and two fishes.read more.
He said, Bring them hither to me. And bidding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed; and having broken the loaves he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full. And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And they listened to him as far as this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth! for it was not fit that he should live.

And late in the day his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send them away, that they may go into the surrounding fields and villages, and buy themselves something to eat. But he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries worth of bread, and give them to eat?read more.
He saith to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. And he ordered them to make all lie down in companies upon the green grass. And they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all. And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. And they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages around, and the open country, and lodge, and get food; for we are here in a desert place. But he said to them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we ourselves should go and buy food for l all these people. They were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them lie down in companies of fifty.read more.
And they did so, and made them all lie down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they ate, and were all filled; and what remained to them of fragments was taken up, twelve baskets.

Jesus then lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great crowd was coming to him, saith to Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat? But this he said to try him; for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, Two hundred denaries worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one may take a tittle.read more.
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peters brother, saith to him, There is a lad here, who hath five barleyloaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among so many? Jesus said, Make the men lie down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men lay down, in number about five thousand. Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, distributed to those that were lying down; in like manner also of the fishes, as much as they desired. And when they were filled, he saith to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain over, that nothing may be lost. So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barleyloaves, which remained over and above to those that had eaten.

After these things I heard as it were a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah I The salvation, and the glory, and the power, belong to our God;

And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road. And the disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.read more.
And bidding the multitude to lie down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets full. And they who ate were four thousand men, besides children and women.

In those days, there being again a great multitude, and they having nothing to eat, he called the disciples to him, and saith to them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and they have nothing to eat. And if I send them away fasting to their houses, they will faint on the road; and some of them have come from altar.read more.
And his disciples answered him, Whence can ally one satisfy these men with bread here in a wilderness? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. And he ordered the multitude to lie down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. And they had a few small fishes; and having blessed them, he set them before them. And they ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets. And they were about four thousand; and he sent them away. And immediately going on board the boat with his disciples, he came into the region of Dalmanutha.

In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, Ye have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me; I sat daily teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hands on me.

And Jesus answering said to them, Ye have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to take me.

And Jesus coming into the rulers house, and seeing the minstrels, and the crowd making a noise, said, Withdraw; for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the crowd had been put out, he went in, and took hold of her hand; and the girl arose.

And not being able to bring him to him on account of the crowd, they took off the roof where he was; and when they had broken an opening, they let down the bed whereon the palsied man lay.

And not finding any way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before Jesus.

and he constrained the disciples to get into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

And he immediately constrained his disciples to get into the boat, and to go before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sent the multitude away.

but he, passing through the midst of them, went away.

And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat; and there were also other boats with him.

But the diseased man knew not who it was; for Jesus had withdrawn himself, there being a crowd in the place.

And taking him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spit, touched his tongue;

And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit.

And it came to pass that on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. And lo! a man from the multitude cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, for he is my only child; and lo! a spirit seizeth him, and suddenly crieth out, and convulseth him so that he foameth, and it departeth from him hardly, taking away all his strength.read more.
And I besought thy disciples to cast it out, and they could not.

And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the ether side, a great multitude gathered about him; and he was by the lake. And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, and besought him much, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death; I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and live.read more.
And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and pressed upon him. And a woman, who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had undergone much at the hands of many physicians, and spent all that she had, and was not at all benefited, but rather grew worse, having heard about Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well. And immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she perceived in her body that she was cured of her plague. And Jesus immediately perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, turned round in the crowed, and said, Who touched my garments? And his disciples said to him, Thou seest the multitude pressing on thee, and dost thou say, Who touched me? And he looked round to see her who had done this. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace, and be recovered from thy plague.

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And lo! a man named Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus, what sort of man he was; and he could not on account of the multitude; because he was small of stature.

And they come to Jericho; and as he was going out of Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the wayside. And hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me! And many sharply bade him be silent; but he cried out the more, Son of David, have pity on me!

And it came to pass, as he drew near to Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting by the wayside begging. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what this meant. And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.read more.
And he cried out, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me! And they who went before sharply bade him hold his peace. But he cried out the more, Son of David, have pity on me!

And it came to pass, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman lifted up her voice from the crowd, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts from which thou drewest nourishment.

In these were lying a multitude of diseased persons, blind, lame, withered. (...) And a certain man was there, who had had his infirmity thirtyeight years.read more.
Jesus saw this man lying there, and knowing that he had been for a long time diseased, saith to him, Dost thou wish to be made well? The diseased man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool; but while I am coming, another goeth down before me. Jesus saith to him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made well, and took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the sabbath.

Yet I knew that thou hearest me always; but for the sake of the multitude standing around I said it, that they might believe that thou didst send me.