'Themselves' in the Bible

Then some of the scribes told themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!"

When evening had come, the disciples went to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

As they began to discuss this among themselves, they kept saying, "We didn't bring along any bread."

Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

Trembling from fear, even the guards themselves became catatonic.