'Great' in the Bible
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight."
the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned."
Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.
So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.
But if your eye is diseased, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.
Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great crowds followed him, and he healed them all.
"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.
Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you." And her daughter was healed from that hour.
The disciples said to him, "Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?"
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"
It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away.
So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
And a voice came from heaven: "You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight."
Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,
Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.
Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.
There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding.
She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse.
If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance."
But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!"
Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name;
Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:
and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight."
But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's days, when the sky was shut up three and a half years, and there was a great famine over all the land.
Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.
Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
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!"
Then all the people of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Jesus to leave them alone, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and left.
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."
But Jesus said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.'
There will be great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.
Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.
Then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.
A great number of the people followed him, among them women who were mourning and wailing for him.
So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
A great number of sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed people were lying in these walkways.
both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs -- we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!"
The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,
With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.
When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped all who heard about it.
Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.
Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
And Saul agreed completely with killing. Now on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.
All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"
Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling.
Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm he spoke and taught accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way.
For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.
There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as nothing, and she whom all the province of Asia and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness."
When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" for about two hours.
After the city secretary quieted the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, what person is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image that fell from heaven?
There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"
When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall, along with the senior military officers and the prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.
I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to happen:
As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly, "You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!"
"Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.
because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.
He delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him that he will deliver us yet again,
For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness,
But as God's servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses,
I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.
begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping the saints.
And we are sending with them our brother whom we have tested many times and found eager in many matters, but who now is much more eager than ever because of the great confidence he has in you.
Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance by signs and wonders and powerful deeds.
But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
This mystery is great -- but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church.
So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,
I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me. (Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face.
Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.
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