'Among' in the Bible

And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

And who among you, [by] being anxious, is able to add one hour to his life span?

Ye may not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned -- may rend you.

What man among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

And [when] he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

At this, some of the scribes said among themselves, “He’s blaspheming!”

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them: “Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not go into a city of the Samaritans;

“Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades! For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

And His sisters, are they not [living here] among us? Where then did this Man get all this [wisdom and power]?”

And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.

But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

And as they descended from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man be risen up from among the dead.

Then He called a child to Him and had him stand among them.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among them.”

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?”They began to argue among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

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."

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

"Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe.

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first got married and died. Having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

he will treat him with the utmost severity and assign him a place among the hypocrites: there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

For you always have the poor with you; but you will not always have Me.

And Peter kept following Him at a distance, till he came even to the court of the High Priest's palace, where he entered and sat down among the officers to see the issue.

And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

He was in the wilderness for 40 days being tempted by Satan. He was among wild animals, and angels were ministering to him.

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,

At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. "Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?" he asked them.

"Can a wedding party fast while the bridegroom is among them?" replied Jesus. "So long as they have the bridegroom with them, fasting is impossible.

So he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Stand up among all these people."

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

And always, night and day, he was crying out among the tombs and in the mountains and cutting himself with stones.

So the demons begged him, "Send us among the pigs, so that we can go into them!"

When she had news of the things which Jesus did, went among the people coming after him, and put her hand on his robe.

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?” And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah].

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

And he was amazed because of their unbelief. Then he went around among the villages and taught.

And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

But Herod when he heard it said, John whom I beheaded, he it is; he is risen from among the dead.

And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard?

When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

And as they descended from the mountain, he charged them that they should relate to no one what they had seen, unless when the Son of man should be risen from among the dead.

And they kept that saying, questioning among themselves, what rising from among the dead was.

And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?

But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

Then He took a child, had him stand among them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavor, how can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves and be at peace with one another.”

And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

Jesus called his disciples and told them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers among the unbelievers lord it over them, and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to all.

They began to argue among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

For when they rise from among the dead they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels who are in the heavens.

And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

“Not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be rioting among the people.”

But there were some that had indignation among themselves,'saying , To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?

We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you choose you can do acts of kindness to them; but me you have not always.

Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

Peter followed Jesus at a distance, as far as the outer court of the High Priest's palace. But there he remained sitting among the officers, and warming himself by the fire.

The man called Barabbas was imprisoned with the insurrectionists (revolutionaries) who had committed murder in the civil rebellion.

Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get.

[So the Scripture was fulfilled that says: And He was counted among outlaws.]

Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And they said unto her -- 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'

But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

After three days, they found Him in the temple complex sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!