43 Bible Verses about greatness
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Great is the LORD, and marvelous, worthy to be praised; there is no end to his greatness.
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, power and glory, victory and praise: for all that is in heaven and in earth is thine, and thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art lifted up a head above all.
Lift up your eyes on high, and consider who hath made those things, which come out by so great heaps; and he can call them all by their names. For there is nothing hid unto the greatness of his power, strength, and might.
Behold, so great is God, that he passeth our knowledge; neither are we able to come to the experience of his years.
And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. While they wondered every one at all things which he did, he said unto his disciples,
As for the kingdom, power, and all might that is under the heaven: it shall be given to the holy people of the most highest, whose kingdom is everlasting. Yea, all powers shall serve and obey him.'
'O Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness and thy mighty hand, for there is no God in heaven nor in earth that can do after thy works and after thy power:
Thou hast brought me to great honour, and comforted me on every side.
so that men shall speak of the might of thy marvelous acts, and tell of thy greatness.
O give thanks unto the LORD, and call upon his name; tell the people what things he hath done.
For I will call on the name of the LORD: Magnify the might of our God!
O let my mouth be filled with thy praise, that I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long.
and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us ward, which believe according to the working of that his mighty power,
{A Praise of David} I will magnify thee, O God my king; I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
And if thou wouldest say then in thine heart, 'Wherefore come these things upon me?' Even for the multitude of thy blasphemies, shall thy hinder parts and thy feet be uncovered.
He is a Rock, and perfect are his deeds, for all his ways are with discretion. God is faithful and without wickedness, both righteous and just is he.
Thou hast had trouble for the multitude of thine own ways, yet saidest thou never, "I will leave off." Thou thinkest to have life of thyself, and therefore thou believest not that thou art sick.
But as for me, I will come into thy house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister,
Even for thy word's sake and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things to make them known unto thy servant.
Fair and beautiful was he in his greatness and in the length of his branches, for his root stood beside great waters;
Moreover, what nation on the earth is like thy people Israel, which God went and redeemed to be his own people, and to make thee a name of excellency and terribleness, with casting out nations from before thy people forever?
Be merciful I beseech ye therefore, unto the sin of this people according unto thy great mercy, and according as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt even unto this place."
O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee; and according unto the power of thy arm, preserve those that are appointed to die.
At the same time was mine understanding given me again, and I was restored to the honour of my kingdom, to my dignity, and to my own shape again. My great estates and princes sought unto me, and I was set in my kingdom again, so that I had yet greater worship.
So that all people, kindreds and tongues stood in awe and fear of him, by reason of the high estate that he had sent him. For why? He slew whom he would; he smote, whom it pleased him. Again: whom he would, he set up; and whom he list, he put down.
and ye said, 'Behold, the LORD our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the fire, and we have seen this day that God may talk with a man and he yet live.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellent power of it might appear to be of God, and not of us.
Let fear and dread fall upon them through the greatness of thine arm, and let them be as still as a stone, while thy people pass through, O LORD; while the people pass through, which thou hast gotten.
For then shall not thy cause be stilled with cruelty, nor pacified with many gifts.
From Thematic Bible
Greatness » What is great
and they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the lamb, saying,
{Khet} Namely, that the mercies of the LORD are not clean gone, and that his loving-kindness ceaseth not. His faithfulness is great and reneweth itself as the morning.
Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD, that great is the glory of the LORD.
How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God! O how great is the sum of them!
that I may build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to consecrate it to him to burn sweet odours and to set shewbread before him perpetually, and for burnt sacrifices morning and evening, and on the Sabbath days, and the first day of every new moon, and in the solemn feasts of the LORD our God, so to continue ever in Israel. And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above other gods.
Greatness » The lord being greater than all gods
For the LORD your God, he is God of Gods and Lord of lords; a great God, a mighty and a terrible which regardeth no man's person nor taketh gifts:
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, for because that they dealt proudly with them."
Greatness » The greatest of men
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, "Ye know that the Lords of the gentiles have domination over them. And they that are great exercise power over them. It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister, and whosoever will be chief, let him be your servant.
But ye shall not suffer yourselves to be called Rabbi, for one is your master, that is, to wit, Christ, and all ye are brethren. And call ye no man your father upon the earth, for there is but one, your father, and he is in heaven. Be not called masters, for there is but one, your master, and he is Christ. read more.
He that is greatest among you, shall be your servant.
But Jesus called them unto him, and said to them, "Ye know well that they which seem to bear rule among the gentiles, reign as Lords over them. And they that be great among them exercise authority over them. So shall it not be among you: but whosoever of you will be great among you, shall be your minister. And whosoever will be chief, shall be servant unto all.
And the son of man goeth as it is appointed: But woe be to that man by whom he is betrayed." And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it should be, that should do that. And there was a strife among them, which of them should be taken for the greatest. read more.
And he said unto them, "The kings of the gentiles reign over them; And they that bear rule over them, are called gracious Lords. But ye shall not be so. But he that is greatest among you, shall be as the youngest: And he that is chief, shall be as the minister. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat: or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meat? And I am among you, as he that ministereth.
Greatness » What makes you great
God is my strength in war, and riddeth the way clear before me. And maketh my feet as swift as a hind's, and setteth me fast upon my high hold. And teacheth my hands to fight, that a bow of brass is too weak for mine arms. read more.
And thou hast saved me with thy shield, and keptest me ever in meekness.
For who is God, but the LORD? Or, who hath any strength, but our God? {TYNDALE: Who is a God save the LORD, and who mighty save our God?} It is God that girdeth me with strength of war, and maketh my way perfect. {TYNDALE: God is my strength in war, and riddeth the way clear before me.} He maketh my feet like hart's feet, and setteth me up on high. {TYNDALE: And maketh my feet as swift as a hind's, and setteth me fast upon my high hold.} read more.
He teacheth my hands to fight, and mine arms shall bend even a bow of steel. {TYNDALE: And teacheth my hands to fight, that a bow of brass is too weak for mine arms.} Thou hast given me the defense of thy salvation; thy right hand also shall hold me up, and thy loving correction shall make me great. {TYNDALE: And thou hast saved me with thy shield, and keptest me ever in meekness.}
Greatness » Greatness belonging to the lord
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, power and glory, victory and praise: for all that is in heaven and in earth is thine, and thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art lifted up a head above all.
Greatness » The greatness of the lord
Great is the LORD, and marvelous, worthy to be praised; there is no end to his greatness.
Greatness » Who shall be great
Then there arose a disputation among them: who should be the greatest. When Jesus perceived the thoughts of their hearts, he took a child, and set him hard by him, and said unto them, "Whosoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great."
Greatness » The lord doing great things
Fear not, O land, but be glad and rejoice; for the LORD will do great things.
Greatness » Great men
Great men are not always wise, neither doth every aged man understand the thing that is lawful.
Topics on Greatness
God, Greatness Of
Jeremiah 10:6But there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and great is the name of thy power.
Greatness Of Christ
Luke 1:32He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God shall give unto him the seat of his father David:
Greatness Of Disciples
Matthew 18:1The same time the disciples came to Jesus saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
Greatness Of John
Matthew 11:11Verily I say unto you, Among the children of women arose there not a greater than John the Baptist: Notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.
Relative Greatness
Genesis 41:40Thou therefore shalt be over my house, and according to thy word shall all my people obey: only in the king's seat will I be above thee."