11 Bible Verses about Great Individuals

Now consider how great this man was—even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the plunder to him!

His estate included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.

Samuel took Saul and his attendant, brought them to the banquet hall, and gave them a place at the head of the 30 or so men who had been invited.

Then the king said to his soldiers, “You must know that a great leader has fallen in Israel today.

During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner kept acquiring more power in the house of Saul.

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

“You must not go!” the people pleaded. “If we have to flee, they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth 10,000 of us. Therefore, it is better if you support us from the city.”

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.

He will be great
and will be called the Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give Him
the throne of His father David.

Not long ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about 400 men rallied to him. He was killed, and all his partisans were dispersed and came to nothing.

A man named Simon had previously practiced sorcery in that city and astounded the Samaritan people, while claiming to be somebody great.