'Us' in the Bible

Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us,

just as the original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for usin the house of His servant David,

salvation from our enemiesand from the clutches of those who hate us.

the oath that He swore to our father Abraham.He has given us the privilege,

Because of our God’s merciful compassion,the Dawn from on high will visit us

When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

When His parents saw Him, they were astonished, and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

“Leave us alone! What do You have to do with us, Jesus—Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

because he loves our nation and has built us a synagogue.”

Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited His people.”

When the men reached Him, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask You, ‘Are You the One who is to come, or should we look for someone else?’”

As the two men were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

John responded, “Master, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.”

When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

The Seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

He was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”

Give us each day our daily bread.

And forgive us our sins,for we ourselves also forgive everyonein debt to us.And do not bring us into temptation.”

One of the experts in the law answered Him, “Teacher, when You say these things You insult us too.”

“Lord,” Peter asked, “are You telling this parable to us or to everyone?”

once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. Then you will stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us!’ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’

Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’

and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us!’

and said to Him: “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?”

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother has a wife, and dies childless, his brother should take the wife and produce offspring for his brother.

Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us, so we can eat it.”

“Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked Him.

They said, “If You are the Messiah, tell us.”But He said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe.

Neither has Herod, because he sent Him back to us. Clearly, He has done nothing to deserve death.

Then they all cried out together, “Take this man away! Release Barabbas to us!”

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us!”

Moreover, some women from our group astounded us. They arrived early at the tomb,

Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they didn’t see Him.”

But they urged Him: “Stay with us, because it’s almost evening, and now the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.

So they said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts ablaze within us while He was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?”