'Man' in the Bible

but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.

I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven.

And I know how such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows—

was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

On behalf of such a man I will boast; but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in regard to my weaknesses.

Paul, an apostle (not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),

As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!

For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.

Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “The righteous man shall live by faith.”

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law.

Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.

by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace,

that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.

For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.

so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we have been destined for this.

and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.

So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.

Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame.

realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers

For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.

It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.

(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers,

A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.

Reject a factious man after a first and second warning,

knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.

But one has testified somewhere, saying,“What is man, that You remember him?Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him?

Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.

a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

Therefore there was born even of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

so that we confidently say,“The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.What will man do to me?”

For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,

being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.

For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.

Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.

For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes,

and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”

But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?

What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?

You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly.

And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?

(for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),

but he received a rebuke for his own transgression, for a mute donkey, speaking with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.

promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.

and in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash.

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,

The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.

Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;

And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.

Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.

Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died.

And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.

“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.