'Great' in the Bible

In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan.

And seeing great masses of people he went up into the mountain; and when he was seated his disciples came to him.

Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.

Or by the earth, because it is the resting-place for his foot; or by Jerusalem, because it is the town of the great King.

Go in by the narrow door; for wide is the door and open is the way which goes to destruction, and great numbers go in by it.

A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?

And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.

And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him.

Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.

And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.

Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.

And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.

And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Now there was, some distance away, a great herd of pigs taking their food.

And Jesus, having knowledge of this, went away from there, and a great number went after him; and he made them all well,

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.

And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.

And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

Then Jesus, answering, said to her, O woman, great is your faith: let your desire be done. And her daughter was made well from that hour.

And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.

But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.

And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.

But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

But Jesus said to them, You see that the rulers of the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;

And when they were going out from Jericho, a great number went after him.

And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.

They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them

Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.

And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.

And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

And they went away quickly, with fear and great joy, to give his disciples the news.

And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.

And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.

And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.

And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?

And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.

And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.

And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.

And when Jesus had gone over again in the boat to the other side, a great number of people came to him: and he was by the sea.

And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him.

And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made them well.

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who were ill into the market-places, requesting him that they might put their hands even on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.

In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them,

Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

And he got up, and went into the country of Judaea on the other side of Jordan: and great numbers of people came together to him again; and, as was his way, he gave them teaching.

Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.

But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

And Jesus made them come to him, and said to them, You see that those who are made rulers over the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:

And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.

And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.

And Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? there is not one stone here resting on another which will not be overturned.

And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.

And he will take you up himself to a great room with a table and seats: there make ready for us.

And he took with him Peter and James and John, and grief and great trouble came on him.

And straight away, while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great band with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority.

And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.

And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;

And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.

And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;

And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.

And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.