'Among' in the Bible

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.

Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

"I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades! For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.

The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, "It is because we brought no bread."

When Jesus learned of this, he said, "You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

He called a child, had him stand among them,

For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them."

It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave --

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven or from people?" They discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.

The greatest among you will be your servant.

But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.

So he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Stand up among all these people."

Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,

He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.

Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house."

And he was amazed because of their unbelief. Then he went around among the villages and taught.

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.

He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all.

For they said, "Not during the feast, so there won't be a riot among the people."

In the same way even the chief priests -- together with the experts in the law -- were mocking him among themselves: "He saved others, but he cannot save himself!

There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

Now many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,

"This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people."

She exclaimed with a loud voice, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!"

but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers) they went a day's journey. Then they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and "God has come to help his people!"

I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he is."

But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"

Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up with it and choked it.

As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.

Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.

and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great."

What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

But Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in men's eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God's sight.

Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves.

A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

Not so with you; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.

For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

A great number of the people followed him, among them women who were mourning and wailing for him.

The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?

While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.

John answered them, "I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,

There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," but others, "He deceives the common people."

Then the Jewish leaders said to one another, "Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?

When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight and replied, "Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her."

I know that you are Abraham's descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you.

Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don't you believe me?

Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?" Thus there was a division among them.

Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.

Thus Jesus no longer went around publicly among the Judeans, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.

So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.

Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up to worship at the feast.

Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.

If I had not performed among them the miraculous deeds that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen the deeds and have hated both me and my Father.

So the soldiers said to one another, "Let's not tear it, but throw dice to see who will get it." This took place to fulfill the scripture that says, "They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice." So the soldiers did these things.

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"

So the saying circulated among the brothers and sisters that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but rather, "If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours?"

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,

"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know --

Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales

Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon's Portico.

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.

This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.'

But Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

Brothers, descendants of Abraham's family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.

The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

"Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.

Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.