56 Bible Verses about groups
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(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.
So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.
Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand.
and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught a significant number of people. Now it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
Is Christ divided? Paul wasn't crucified for you, was he? Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul?
These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.
The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.
If someone speaks in a tongue, it should be two, or at the most three, one after the other, and someone must interpret.
For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,
When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it,
John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us."
All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
The least of you will multiply into a thousand; the smallest of you will become a large nation. When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!"
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a company of prophets was coming out to meet him. Then the spirit of God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied among them.
But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
So he brought the men down to the water. Then the Lord said to Gideon, "Separate those who lap the water as a dog laps from those who kneel to drink."
(For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)
John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us."
Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.
So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.
But each of these nations made its own gods and put them in the shrines on the high places that the people of Samaria had made. Each nation did this in the cities where they lived.
Then those officials who had gone to the king came by collusion and found Daniel praying and asking for help before his God.
Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, "I am with Paul," or "I am with Apollos," or "I am with Cephas," or "I am with Christ."
When Jezebel was killing the Lord's prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of fifty. He also brought them food and water.)
The Lord said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men who lapped I will deliver the whole army and I will hand Midian over to you. The rest of the men should go home."
As they approached him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, "Strike these people with blindness." The Lord struck them with blindness as Elisha requested.
But they answered, "We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, 'You and your children must never drink wine.
More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.
Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead!"
Topics on Groups
Death Of Other Groups
Genesis 6:17I am about to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. Everything that is on the earth will die,
Dividing Into Three Groups
Judges 7:16He divided the three hundred men into three units. He gave them all trumpets and empty jars with torches inside them.
Feeding Groups
Genesis 14:18Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.)
Four Groups
Judges 9:34So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem -- they divided into four units.
Groups going home
Judges 9:55When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home.
Groups Helping
Ezekiel 30:8They will know that I am the Lord when I ignite a fire in Egypt and all her allies are defeated.
Groups Of Slaves
Genesis 12:16and he did treat Abram well on account of her. Abram received sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
Groups Running
Joshua 8:19When he held out his hand, the men waiting in ambush rose up quickly from their place and attacked. They entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.
Groups Sent Away
Genesis 25:6But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to the east, away from his son Isaac.
Groups Shouting
Exodus 32:17When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "It is the sound of war in the camp!"
Groups Trembling
Exodus 19:16On the third day in the morning there was thunder and lightning and a dense cloud on the mountain, and the sound of a very loud horn; all the people who were in the camp trembled.
Half Of Groups
Genesis 32:7Jacob was very afraid and upset. So he divided the people who were with him into two camps, as well as the flocks, herds, and camels.
Serving Groups
Exodus 14:12Isn't this what we told you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone so that we can serve the Egyptians, because it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!'"
Three Groups
Judges 9:43he took his men and divided them into three units and set an ambush in the field. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked and struck them down.
Two Groups
Genesis 32:7Jacob was very afraid and upset. So he divided the people who were with him into two camps, as well as the flocks, herds, and camels.