11 Bible Verses about Great Individuals

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

And his possessions were seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

And Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the room, and gave them a place at the head of the invited ones, about thirty persons.

And the king said to his servants, Do you not know that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

And it happened, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

I was great and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me.

But the people answered, You shall not go forth. For if we run away, they will not set their heart on us, even if half of us die. For now you are worth ten thousand of us. And now it is better that you remain to help us from the city.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God shall give Him the throne of His father David.

For before these days Theudas rose up, boasting himself to be somebody; a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves to him; who was slain. And all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered and brought to nothing.

But a certain man called Simon had long been conjuring in the city, and amazing the nation of Samaria, claiming himself to be some great one.