401 Bible Verses about people

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Matthew 23:5

They do everything they do to have men see it. They wear wide Scripture texts as charms, and they wear large tassels,

James 2:9

but if you show partiality, you are committing a sin, and stand convicted before the Law as lawbreakers.

Luke 14:16

He said to him, "A man once gave a great dinner, and invited a large number to it,

James 2:3

and you pay attention to the man in the fine clothes and say to him, "Sit here; this is a good place!" and say to the poor man, "Stand up, or sit on the floor at my feet,"

Topics on People

Abasing People

Romans 10:6

But this is what the uprightness that springs from faith says: "Do not say to yourself, 'Who will go up to heaven?' " that is, to bring Christ down;

Angry People

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologers, and he was very angry, and he sent and made away with all the boys in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood who were two years old or under, for that was the tune he had learned from the astrologers by his inquiries.

Animals Eating People

Revelation 19:17-18

Then I saw an angel standing on the sun, and shouting in a loud voice to all the birds that fly in midair, "Come! Gather for God's great banquet,

Anointed By People

Luke 7:46

You did not put any oil upon my head, but she has put perfume upon my feet.

Asceticism, People Practicing

Matthew 3:4

John wore clothing made of hair cloth, and he had a leather belt around his waist, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey.

Attitudes, to other people

John 13:34-35

I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must love one another.

Bad People

Matthew 12:34

You brood of snakes! how can you, bad as you are, utter anything good? For the mouth says only what the heart is full of.

Becoming Like People

1 Corinthians 9:20

To the Jews I have become like a Jew, to win Jews over; to men under the Law I have become like a man under the Law, though I am not myself under the Law, so as to win over those who are under the Law.

Blemished People

Hebrews 9:9

And all this looked toward the present time and was symbolic of the fact that the mere offering of material gifts and sacrifices cannot inwardly qualify the worshiper to approach God,

Causing People To Turn

Acts 13:8

But Elymas the magician??or that is the meaning of his name??pposed them, and tried to keep the governor from accepting the faith.

Choosing People

Matthew 27:21

And the governor answered, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" They said, "Barabbas!"

Christ Going With People

Matthew 17:1

Six days after this, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and led them up on a high mountain, by themselves.

Clinging To People

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, "You must not cling to me, for I have not yet gone up to my Father, but go to my brothers and say to them that I am going up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."

Coming Out Of People

Matthew 15:11

"Listen to this, and grasp it! It is not what goes into a man's mouth that pollutes him; it is what comes out of his mouth that pollutes a man."

Contact With People

Acts 25:16

I told them that it was not the Roman custom to give anybody up until the accused met his accusers face to face and had a chance to defend himself against their accusations.

Corpses Of Other People

Acts 9:37

Just at that time it happened that she had been taken ill and had died, and they had washed her body and laid her out in a room upstairs.

Dealing With Many People

Mark 6:31

And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to some quiet place, and rest a little while." For people were coming and going in large numbers, and they had no time even for meals.

Defeat Of God's People

Romans 11:12

But if their false step has so enriched the world, and their defeat has so enriched the heathen, how much more good the addition of their full number will do!

Disorder Among People

Matthew 26:5

But they said, "It must not be during the festival, or there may be a riot."

Easy For People

Matthew 7:13

"Go in at the narrow gate. For the road that leads to destruction is broad and spacious, and there are many who go in by it.

Eight People

1 Peter 3:20

who had once been disobedient, when in Noah's time God in his patience waited for the ark to be made ready, in which a few people, eight in all, were brought safely through the water.

Empty People

Matthew 12:44

Then it says, 'I will go back to my house that I left,' and it goes and finds it unoccupied, cleaned, and all in order.

Equivalent People

Philemon 1:17

So if you regard me as a comrade, welcome him as you would me.

Fearing Other People

John 12:42

Yet for all that, even among the leading men, many came to believe in him, but on account of the Pharisees they would not acknowledge it, for fear of being excluded from the synagogues,

Finding People

Matthew 2:8

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said to them, "Go and inquire particularly about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, so that I may go and do homage to him too."

Five People

Luke 12:52

For from now on if there are five people in a house they will be divided three against two and two against three.

Foolish People

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have been making a fool of myself, but you forced me to do it, when you ought to have been expressing your approval of me. For I am not a bit inferior to your superfine apostles, even if I am nobody!

Four People

Mark 2:3

And some people came bringing to him a man who was paralyzed, four of them carrying him.

God Carrying People

Matthew 4:6

and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' "

God Killed His People

Jude 1:5

Now I want to remind you, though you know it all already, that he who brought the people safely out of the land of Egypt afterward destroyed the ones who did not believe,

God Naming People

Luke 1:13

And the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

God Renaming People

Revelation 2:17

Let everyone who can hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give him who is victorious some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white pebble with a new name written on it which no one knows except the man who receives it.'

God Seeing All People

2 Corinthians 12:19

Have you been supposing all along that it is before you I have been defending myself? It is in the sight of God and as a follower of Christ that I have been speaking. But it is all to do you good, dear friends,

God Stripping People

Colossians 2:11

Through your relation to him you have received not a physical circumcision, but a circumcision effected by Christ, in stripping you of your material nature,

God Will Kill His People

Matthew 21:41

They said to him, "He will put the wretches to a miserable death, and let the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the vintage when it is due."

God With Specific People

Acts 7:9

The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him,

God's Hands On People

Luke 1:66

and everyone who heard them kept them in mind, and said, "What is this child going to be?" For the Lord's hand was with him.

Good People

Luke 6:45

A good man, out of the good he has accumulated in his heart, produces good, and a bad man, out of what he has accumulated that is bad, produces what is bad. For his mouth says only what his heart is full of.

Grumbling At People

Matthew 20:11

And when they received it they grumbled at their employer,

Guidance, From Godly People

Ephesians 4:11-13

And he has given us some men as apostles, some as prophets, some as missionaries, some as pastors and teachers,

Handing Over People

Matthew 5:25

Be quick and come to terms with your opponent while you are on the way to court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.

Heart, Of Unregenerate People

Hebrews 3:10

That was why I was angry with that generation, And I said, 'Their minds are always wandering, And they have never found my paths.'

Hiding From People

John 8:59

At that, the Jews picked up stones to throw at him, but he disappeared and made his way out of the Temple.

Hope For Old People

Acts 2:17

" 'It will come about in the last days, God says, That I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind; Your sons and daughters will become prophets, Your young men will have visions, And your old men will have dreams.

How People Eat

Matthew 15:2

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our ancestors? For they eat their bread without first washing their hands."

Importunity, Towards People

Luke 23:23

But they persisted with loud outcries in demanding that he be crucified, and their shouting won.

Jews As God's Chosen People

Romans 11:1-2

I ask then, has God repudiated his people? By no means. Why, I am an Israelite myself, I am descended from Abraham, and I belong to the tribe of Benjamin.

Like Good People

Matthew 12:35

A good man, out of the good he has accumulated, brings out things that are good, and a bad man, out of what he has accumulated that is bad, brings out things that are bad.

Like People In Character

1 Corinthians 7:7

I should like to have everyone be just as I am myself; but each one has his own special gift from God, one of one kind, and one of another.

Likening People

Matthew 11:16

But to what can I compare this present age? It is like children sitting about in the bazaars and calling out to their playmates,

Lowering People

Mark 2:4

As they could not get him near Jesus on account of the crowd, they broke open the roof just over his head, and through the opening they lowered the mat with the paralytic lying on it.

Marks On People

2 Thessalonians 3:17

This greeting is in my own hand, Paul's; it is the mark in every letter of mine. This is the way I write.

Marriage, Between God And His People

Ephesians 5:25-33

You who are husbands must love your wives, just as Christ loves the church and gave himself for her,

Meeting People

Luke 8:27

And when he landed, he met a man possessed by demons, who was coming out of the town. He had worn no clothing for a long time, and did not live in a house but in the tombs.

Memorials For People

Matthew 26:13

I tell you, wherever this good news is preached all over the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."

Neglecting People

Mark 5:36

But Jesus paid no attention to what they said, but said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid, just have faith."

Not Believing People

Matthew 21:32

For John came to you with a way of uprightness, and you would not believe him. The tax-collectors and prostitutes believed him, but even after seeing that, you would not change your minds and believe him!

Not Knowing People

Acts 7:18

until another king, who knew nothing about Joseph, became ruler of Egypt.

Not Recognising People

Matthew 17:12

but I tell you, Elijah has come already, and they would not recognize him, but treated him just as they pleased. It is in just that way that the Son of Man is going to be treated by them!"

Not Seeing People

Acts 20:25

Now I know perfectly well that none of you among whom I went about preaching the Kingdom of God will ever see my face again.

Only Child Of People

Luke 7:12

As he came up to the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out; he was his mother's only son, and she was a widow. A crowd of the townspeople was with her.

Other Sad People

Mark 6:26

The king was exceedingly sorry, but on account of his oath and his guests he did not like to break his word to her,

Pay Attention To People!

Luke 18:6

And the Master said, "Listen to what this dishonest judge said!

People Accusing People

Acts 19:38

If Demetrius and his fellow-craftsmen have a charge to bring against anyone, there are the courts and the governors; let them take legal action.

People As Signs

Luke 11:30

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this age.

People Beginning

John 8:14

Jesus answered, "Even if I am testifying to myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I have come from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

People Being Polluted

Luke 11:44

Alas for you! For you are like unmarked graves which men tread upon without knowing it."

People Carrying Live People

Acts 21:35

When Paul got to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers, on account of the violence of the mob,

People Changing Their Minds

Acts 28:6

They expected to see him swell up or suddenly fall dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

People Commended By God

Romans 2:29

The real Jew is the man who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart, a spiritual, not a literal, thing. Such a man receives his praise not from men, but from God.

People Destroying Foreign Nations

Matthew 12:25

But he knew what they were thinking, and he said to them, "Any kingdom that is disunited is on the way to destruction, and any city or household that is disunited cannot last.

People Drying Things Up

Luke 7:38

and came and stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with her hair, and kissed them, and put the perfume on them.

People Eating

John 4:31

Meanwhile the disciples urged him, saying, "Master, eat something."

People Following People

Mark 9:38

John said to him, "Master, we saw a man driving out demons with your name, and we told him not to do so, for he was not one of our followers."

People Freeing Slaves

1 Corinthians 7:21

If you were a slave when you were called, never mind. Even if you can gain your freedom, make the most of your present condition instead.

People From Far Away

Matthew 12:42

The queen of the south will rise with this age at the judgment and condemn it, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and there is more than Solomon here!

People Giving Other Things

Matthew 25:28

So take the thousand dollars away from him, and give it to the man who has the ten thousand,

People Going Before

Matthew 17:10

The disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

People Have Honour

Hebrews 2:7

You made him for a little while inferior to angels; Yet you have crowned him with glory and honor, And you have put him in charge of the works of your hands!

People Helping

Romans 15:24

when I go to Spain I hope to see you on my way there, and to have you see me off on my journey, after I have enjoyed being with you for a while.

People Improved

John 4:52

So he asked them at what time he had begun to get better, and they said to him, "Yesterday at one o'clock the fever left him."

People In Caves

Revelation 6:15

The kings of the earth, the nobles, the officers, the rich, the strong??verybody, slave and free??id themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

People Involved In Judgement

Acts 25:21

But Paul appealed to have his case reserved for his Majesty's decision, and I have ordered him kept in custody until I can send him to the emperor."

People Jumping

Acts 19:16

And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang at them, and overpowered them all, with such violence that they ran out of the house tattered and bruised.

People Keeping

Matthew 9:17

And people do not put new wine into old wine-skins, or if they do, the skins burst, and the wine runs out and the skins are spoiled. But people put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and so both are saved."

People Lacking Authority

2 Corinthians 11:17

When I boast in this reckless way, I do not say what I am saying for the Lord, but as a fool would talk.

People Made Known

Acts 7:13

On their second visit, Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Pharaoh learned of Joseph's parentage.

People Multiplying

Acts 7:17

As the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise God had made to Abraham, the people became more and more numerous in Egypt,

People Naming People

Luke 1:62

But they made signs to the child's father and asked him what he wished to have the child named.

People Naming Things

Matthew 27:8

For this reason that piece of ground has ever since been called the Field of Blood.

People not returning

Luke 17:31

A man who is on the roof of his house that day, with his goods in the house, must not go down to get them, and a man in the field, too, must not turn back.

People Of Judah

Hebrews 7:14

For it is perfectly clear that our Lord sprang from the tribe of Judah, with reference to which Moses said nothing at all about priests.

People Passing Away

1 Corinthians 2:6

Yet there is a wisdom that we impart when we are with people who have a mature faith, but it is not what this world calls wisdom, nor what the authorities of this world, doomed as they are to pass away, would call so.

People Possibly Doing Evil

Revelation 7:2

Then I saw another angel ascend from the east with the seal of the living God, and he cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who had it in their power to harm the earth and the sea,

People Promising

Matthew 14:7

and swore that he would give her anything she asked for.

People Releasing Others

John 19:10

Then Pilate said to him, "Do you refuse to speak to me? Do you not know that it is in my power to release you or to have you crucified?"

People Remembering

Matthew 5:23

So when you are presenting your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother has any grievance against you,

People Sending People

Luke 7:8

For I am myself under the orders of others, and I have soldiers under me, and I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes, and my slave to do something, and he does it."

People Showing Mercy

Luke 10:33

But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon him, and when he saw him he pitied him,

People Sitting Down

John 6:10

Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." There was plenty of grass there, so the men threw themselves down, about five thousand of them.

People Stripping People

Luke 10:30

Jesus replied, "A man was on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers, and they stripped him and beat him and went off leaving him half dead.

People Stumbling

John 11:10

but if he travels at night he will stumble because he has no light."

People Torn To Pieces

Acts 23:10

As the dispute was becoming violent, the colonel began to be afraid that they would tear Paul in pieces, and ordered the soldiers to go down and get him away from them and bring him into the barracks.

People Tumbling

Acts 22:7

and I fell upon the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?'

People Unwashed

Matthew 15:20

It is these things that pollute a man, but not eating with unwashed hands!"

People Visiting

2 Corinthians 1:15

It was because I was sure of this that I wanted to come to see you before going anywhere else, to give you a double pleasure;

People Waiting

Luke 1:21

The people were waiting for Zechariah, and wondering that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

People Who Blessed Others

Hebrews 7:1

For this man Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was on his way back from defeating the kings, and gave him his blessing,

People Who Delayed

Luke 1:21

The people were waiting for Zechariah, and wondering that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

People Who Didn't Die

Hebrews 11:5

Faith caused Enoch to be taken up from the earth without experiencing death; he could not be found, because God had taken him up. For before he was taken up there is evidence that he pleased God,

People Withered

Matthew 13:6

but when the sun came up it was scorched and withered up, because it had no root.

Praising Specific People

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have been making a fool of myself, but you forced me to do it, when you ought to have been expressing your approval of me. For I am not a bit inferior to your superfine apostles, even if I am nobody!

Predestined People

Romans 8:29-30

For those whom he had marked out from the first he predestined to be made like his Son, so that he should be the eldest of many brothers;

Problem People

1 Corinthians 6:1

When one of you has a disagreement with his neighbor, does he dare to bring the matter before a heathen court, instead of laying it before his Christian brothers?

Proud People

1 Corinthians 4:18

Some of you seem to think that I am not coming to visit you, and are putting on airs about it.

Recognising People

Mark 6:33

And many people saw them start and knew of it, and hurried around by land from all the neighboring towns, and got ahead of them.

Rejecting People

Luke 10:16

Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever disregards you disregards me, and whoever disregards me disregards him who sent me."

Renewal, Of People Of God

Ephesians 4:22-24

You must lay aside with your former habits your old self which is going to ruin through its deceptive passions.

Reward, For God's People

1 Corinthians 3:12-15

And whether one uses gold or silver or costly stone in building on the foundation, or wood or hay or straw,

Seeing People

Mark 6:33

And many people saw them start and knew of it, and hurried around by land from all the neighboring towns, and got ahead of them.

Seeking But Not Finding People

Acts 12:19

Herod had inquiries made for him, and when he could not find him, he examined the guards and ordered them to be put to death. Then he left Judea for Caesarea, and stayed there.

Sending people home

Acts 19:41

With these words he dismissed the assembly.

Servants Of People

2 Corinthians 11:15

So it is nothing strange if his servants also masquerade as servants of uprightness. But their doom will fit their actions.

Seven People

Acts 13:19

he destroyed seven nations in Canaan, and settled them upon their land for about four hundred and fifty years.

Shaming People

1 Corinthians 11:22

Have you no houses to eat and drink in? Or do you mean to show your contempt for the church of God, and to humiliate those who have none? What can I say to you? Can I approve of you? Not in this matter certainly.

Side Of People

Luke 9:47

But Jesus knew the question that was in their minds and he took a child and made him stand by his side,

Striking People With A Staff

Mark 15:19

And they struck him on the head with a stick and spat at him, and they knelt down and did homage to him.

Subtracting From People

Matthew 13:12

For people who have will have more given to them, and will be plentifully supplied, and from people who have nothing even what they have will be taken away.

Telling Of People's Situations

Mark 14:69

And the maid saw him there and began again to tell the bystanders, "This fellow is one of them!"

Telling What People Did

Matthew 14:12

John's disciples came and took his body away, and buried him, and then they went and reported it to Jesus.

Telling What People Said

Luke 2:17

When they saw this, they told what had been said to them about this child.

Ten People

Revelation 17:12

The ten horns that you saw are also ten kings, who have not yet begun to reign, but for a single hour they receive authority as kings along with the animal.

Things Like People

Mark 8:24

He looked up and said, "I can see people, for they look to me like trees, only they are moving about."

Those Jealous Of People

Acts 7:9

The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him,

Those Looking For People

Acts 10:19

As Peter was pondering over his vision, the Spirit said to him, "There are two men looking for you.

Throwing People

Luke 4:29

and they got up and drove him out of the town and took him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, intending to throw him down from it.

Times Of People

Matthew 24:37

For just as it was in the time of Noah, it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Tithing For People

Hebrews 7:2

to whom Abraham apportioned one tenth of all the spoil, who is first, as his name shows, king of righteousness and then king of Salem, which means king of peace??3 with no father or mother or ancestry, and with no beginning to his days nor end to his life, but like no one but the Son of God, continues as priest forever.

Troubling Groups Of People

Revelation 9:5

They were not allowed to kill anyone, but only to torture them for five months, and the torture they inflicted was like that caused by a scorpion when it stings a man.

Unity, Of God's People

Matthew 23:8-9

But you must not let people call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and you are all brothers.

Unmarried People

Matthew 19:9-12

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife on any ground but her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."

Unnamed People Angry With Others

Mark 14:4

But there were some who said indignantly to themselves, "What was the use of wasting the perfume like that?

Useful People

2 Peter 1:8

For if you have these qualities in their fulness, they will make you neither idle nor unproductive when it comes to the understanding of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Virtues Of Young People

1 John 2:13

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who has existed from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have been victorious over the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.

Wealthy People

Luke 7:25

Then what did you go out there to see? A man luxuriously dressed? Men who wear fine clothes and live in luxury you find in palaces.

Welcoming Other People

Luke 16:4

I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from my position people will take me into their homes.'

Where Are People?

John 9:12

They said to him, "Where is he?" He answered, "I do not know."

Why Do People Not Do This?

Mark 2:18

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were keeping a fast. And people came and asked him, "Why is it that when John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are keeping the fast, yours are not keeping it?"

Writing On People

Hebrews 8:10

'For this is the agreement that I will make with the house of Israel, In those later days,' says the Lord; 'I will put my laws into their minds, And write them on their hearts, And they will have me for their God, And I will have them for my people.

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