'Men' in the Bible

Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.

Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

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.

Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

But if you do not let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will not have forgiveness from your Father for your sins.

And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.

By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?

And their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.

But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

And men do not put new wine into old wine-skins; or the skins will be burst and the wine will come out, and the skins are of no more use: but they put new wine into new wine-skins, and so the two will be safe.

And when Jesus went on from there, two blind men came after him, crying out, Have mercy on us, you Son of David.

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, Have you faith that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.

Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.

Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.

But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;

And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.

But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.

And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is forcing its way in, and men of force take it.

At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.

And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges.

And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

And those who had food were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

And when the men of that place had news of him, they sent into all the country round about, and took to him all who were ill,

But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

And there were four thousand men who took food, together with women and children.

Now when Jesus had come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he said, questioning his disciples, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

And while they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man will be given up into the hands of men;

But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given.

For there are men who, from birth, were without sex: and there are some who were made so by men: and there are others who have made themselves so for the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to take it, let him take it.

And Jesus, looking at them, said, With men this is not possible; but with God all things are possible.

And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.

Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

And two blind men seated by the wayside, when they had the news that Jesus was going by, gave a loud cry, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.

The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?

But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.

They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.

But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,

And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher.

But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say,

For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;

For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;

Then two men will be in the field; one is taken, and one let go;

Take of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the testament, which is given for men for the forgiveness of sins.

Then he comes to the disciples; and says to them, Go on sleeping now, and take your rest: for the hour is come, and the Son of man is given into the hands of evil men.

Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.

And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men.

And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

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 had undergone much at the hands of a number of medical men, and had given all she had, and was no better, but even worse,

And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.

For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.

And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.

But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.

Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

And looking up, he said, I see men; I see them like trees, walking.

And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am?

But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.

Jesus, looking on them, said, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God.

For truly the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.

But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

Who take away the property of widows, and before the eyes of men make long prayers; these will be judged more hardly.

And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.

And he said to them, This is my blood of the testament, which is given for men.

And he came the third time, and said to them, Go on sleeping now and take your rest: it is enough; the hour has come; see, the Son of man is given up into the hands of evil men.

And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.

The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.

Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;