'Great' in the Bible

For he will be great in the sight of the Lordand will never drink wine or beer.He will be filled with the Holy Spiritwhile still in his mother’s womb.

He will be greatand will be called the Son of the Most High,and the Lord God will give Himthe throne of His father David.

because the Mighty Onehas done great things for me,and His name is holy.

Then her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her His great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

But I say to you, there were certainly many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months while a great famine came over all the land.

When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

After coming down with them, He stood on a level place with a large crowd of His disciples and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! Take note—your reward is great in heaven, for this is the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.

But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The river crashed against it, and immediately it collapsed. And the destruction of that house was great!”

Jesus heard this and was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, I have not found so great a faith even in Israel!”

Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited His people.”

Then all the people of the Gerasene region asked Him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So getting into the boat, He returned.

He told them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. For whoever is least among you—this one is great.”

Now great crowds were traveling with Him. So He turned and said to them:

Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’

There will be violent earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.

Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

A large crowd of people followed Him, including women who were mourning and lamenting Him.

After worshiping Him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy.