'Number' in the Bible

As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,

and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it,

And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,

Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

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

because Simon and all the people who were with him were amazed at the number of fish they had caught,

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.

and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.

Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.

And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.

And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people.

And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.

But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:

And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.

And one said to him, Sir, are such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them,

Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

Now a great number of people went with him.

And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.

There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven.

Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

And they said a number of other evil things against him.

And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing.

A great number of the people followed him, among them women who were mourning and wailing for him.