'People' in the Bible

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of people, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

on the day when God judges the secret things of people, according to my gospel, through Christ Jesus.

But the Jew {is one inwardly}, and circumcision [is] of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter, whose praise [is] not from people but from God.

Because of this, just as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death spread to all people because all sinned.

Consequently therefore, as through one trespass [came] condemnation to all people, so also through one righteous deed [came] justification of life to all people.

As he also says in Hosea, "I will call those [who were] not my people, 'My people,' and those [who were] not loved, 'Loved.'

And it will be in the place where it was said to them, 'You [are] not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"

Why that? Because [they did] not [pursue it] by faith, but as [if] by works. They stumbled over the {stone that causes people to stumble},

just as it is written, "Behold, I am laying in Zion {a stone that causes people to stumble}, and {a rock that causes them to fall}, and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."

But about Israel he says, "The whole day [long] I held out my hands to a disobedient and resistant people."

Therefore I say, God has not rejected his people, has he? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, from the descendants of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

God has not rejected his people, whom he foreknew! Or do you not know, in [the passage about] Elijah, what the scripture says--how he appeals to God against Israel?

But what does the divine response say to him? "I have left for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal."

if somehow I may provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.

Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for [what is] good in the sight of all people.

If [it is] possible on your [part], be at peace with all people.

For the one who serves Christ in this [way] [is] well-pleasing to God and approved by people.

And again it says, "Rejoice, Gentiles, with his people."

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.