'Us' in the Bible

The inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, “Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts; I will also go.”

Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”

Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘A strong support for us are the inhabitants of Jerusalem through the Lord of hosts, their God.’

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob;

“But now will you not entreat God’s favor, that He may be gracious to us? With such an offering on your part, will He receive any of you kindly?” says the Lord of hosts.

“Do we not all have one father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously each against his brother so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”

But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he *permitted Him.

‘Give us this day our daily bread.

‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!”

And they cried out, saying, “What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

The demons began to entreat Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’

Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”

Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.”

But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us.”

Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Then Peter said to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?”

They *said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He *said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’

saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’

And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’

Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”

Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;

As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’

Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

and said, “Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?”

saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

And all the people said, “His blood shall be on us and on our children!”

But the rest of them said, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.”

saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

He *said to them, “Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for.”

On that day, when evening came, He *said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.”

The demons implored Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.”

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him.

Peter *said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!”

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.”

For he who is not against us is for us.

James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.”

But those vine-growers said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’

“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and leaves no child, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.

“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?”

On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.”

Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.”

They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us,

just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word,

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,

And has raised up a horn of salvation for usIn the house of David His servant—

Salvation from our enemies,And from the hand of all who hate us;

To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,Might serve Him without fear,

Because of the tender mercy of our God,With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.”

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

Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”

“Let us alone! What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

for he loves our nation and it was he who built us our synagogue.”

Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”

When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, ‘Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?’”

Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.

And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not realizing what he was saying.

John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow along with us.”

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

The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had 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 everyone who is indebted to us.And lead us not into temptation.’”

One of the lawyers *said to Him in reply, “Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.”

Peter said, “Lord, are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ then He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’

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

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’

and they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?”

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

But when the vine-growers saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’

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

and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.

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

They said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?”

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

No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.

But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!”

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

One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!”