11 Bible Verses about Great Individuals

See how great he was! Abraham the patriarch gave him a tenth of the spoils.

He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants. In fact he was the greatest (richest) of all the Orientals in the East!

Samuel brought Saul and his servant to the banquet hall. They sat down at the head of thirty guests.

The king told his officers: Do you not know that today a leader, a great man, has fallen in Israel?

The fighting continued between David's forces and the forces loyal to Saul's family. Abner became more and more powerful among Saul's followers.

I became great and increased more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem and my wisdom remained with me.

You must not go with us, they answered. It will not make any difference to the enemy if the rest of us turn and run. It will not matter even if half of us are killed. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It will be better if you stay here in the city and send us help.

He will be great in the eyes of God. He will not drink wine or strong drink and he will be full of Holy Spirit from the time of his birth.

He will be great. He will be called the Son of the Most High. Jehovah God will give him the throne of his father David. (Isaiah 11:1-10)

Sometime ago Theudas claimed to be somebody. About four hundred men joined and obeyed him. He was killed and they finally dispersed.

A certain man called Simon was in the same city. He used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, telling everyone that he was great.