'Among' in the Bible

"Now all the Jews know my manner of life from [my] youth, that had taken place from the beginning among my [own] people and in Jerusalem,

to open their eyes [so that they] may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, [so that] they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

And now I urge you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life from among you, but only of the ship.

through whom we have received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name,

among whom you also are [the] called of Jesus Christ.

Now I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that often I intended to come to you, and was prevented until now, in order that I might have some fruit among you also, just as also among the rest of the Gentiles.

because what can be known about God is evident among them, for God made [it] clear to them.

Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to immorality, [that] their bodies would be dishonored among themselves,

For just as it is written, "The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you."

because [those] whom he foreknew, he also predestined [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brothers.

Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, [although you] were a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them and became a sharer of the root of the olive tree's richness,

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone who is among you not to think more highly of yourself than what one ought to think, but to think {sensibly}, as God has apportioned a measure of faith to each one.

and that the Gentiles may glorify God for [his] mercy, just as it is written, "Because of this, I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name."

For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same [thing] and there not be divisions among you, and that you be made complete in the same mind and with the same purpose.

For it has been made clear to me concerning you, my brothers, by {Chloe's people}, that there are quarrels among you.

For I decided not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but wisdom not of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing,

For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man that [is] in him? Thus also no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

for you are still fleshly. For where [there is] jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not live like [unregenerate] people?

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks [himself] to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.

It is reported everywhere [that there] is sexual immorality among you, and sexual immorality of such a kind which [does] not [even exist] among the Gentiles, so that someone has the wife of [his] father.

But those outside God will judge. Remove the evil person {from among yourselves}.

Does anyone among you, [if he] has a matter against someone else, dare to go to court before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

I say [this] to your shame. So is there not anyone wise among you who will be able to render a decision between his brothers?

If we have sown spiritual [things] among you, [is it too] great [a thing] if we reap material [things] from you?

For in the first place, [when you] come together as a church, I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

For indeed it is necessary that there be factions among you, in order that those who are approved may become evident among you.

Because of this, many [are] weak and sick among you, and quite a few {have died}.

the secret things of his heart become evident, and so, falling on [his] face, he will worship God, proclaiming, "God is truly among you!"

Now if Christ is preached as raised up from the dead, how do some among you say that [there] is no resurrection of the dead?

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, did not become "yes" and "no," but has become "yes" in him.

For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,

But if indeed our gospel is veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing,

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they would not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

And what agreement [does the] temple of God [have] with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and will walk about [among them], and I will be their God and they will be my people."

and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort [with] which he was comforted among you, [because he] reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

Now we make known to you, brothers, the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,

Now I, Paul, appeal to you myself by the humility and gentleness of Christ, who {when I am present in person} [am] humble among you, but [when I] am absent am bold toward you--

Indeed, the signs of an apostle have been done among you with all patient endurance, both signs and wonders and deeds of power.

since you are demanding proof that Christ, who [is] not weak toward you, but is powerful among you, is speaking in me.

to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel [about] him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood,

Now I went up [there] because of a revelation and laid out to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles, but in private to the influential people, lest somehow I was running, or had run, in vain.

We [are] Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles,

Therefore does the one who gives you the Spirit and who works miracles among you [do so] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

(the eyes of your hearts having been enlightened), so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what [are] the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints,

among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and we were children of wrath by nature, as also the rest of [them] were.

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or greediness, must not even be named among you (as is fitting for saints),

in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world,

that has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day you heard about and understood the grace of God in truth,

to whom God wanted to make known what [is] the glorious wealth of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

And whenever this letter is read among you, {see to it} that it is read also among the Laodicean church, and that you also read the [letter] from Laodicea.

because our gospel did not come to you with word only, but also with power and with the Holy Spirit and with much certainty, just as you know what sort of [people] we became among you for your sake.

Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and rule over you in the Lord and admonish you,

and to esteem them beyond all measure in love, because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

whenever he should come to be glorified on that day by his saints and to be marveled at by all who believe, because our testimony was believed among you,

For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, that we did not behave irresponsibly among you,

For we hear [that] some among you are living irresponsibly, working [at] nothing, but being busybodies.

among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, in order that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

And most certainly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

and their message {will spread} like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of people in the things relating to God, in order that he can offer both gifts and sacrifices on behalf of sins,

But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith to the preservation of [our] souls.

have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

And the tongue [is] a fire! The world of unrighteousness, the tongue, is set among our members, defiling the whole body and setting on fire {the course of human existence}, being set on fire by hell.

Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace among those who make peace.

From where [are] conflicts and from where [are] quarrels among you? [Is it] not from this, from your pleasures that wage war among your members?

Is anyone among you suffering misfortune? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praise.

Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the elders of the church and they should pray over him, anointing him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.

My brothers, if anyone among you should wander away from the truth and someone turns him back,

maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in [the things] in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.

Therefore [I, your] fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, [and] also a sharer of the glory that is going to be revealed, exhort the elders among you:

shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,

But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will bring in {destructive heresies}, even denying the Master who bought them, [thus] bringing on themselves swift destruction.

(for that righteous man, [as he] lived among them day after day, was tormenting [his] righteous soul by the lawless deeds [he was] seeing and hearing),

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who wants to be first [among] them, does not acknowledge us.

'I know where you live, where the throne of Satan [is]. And you hold fast to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.

And the kings of the earth, and the most important people, and the military leaders, and the rich, and the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,