'Among' in the Bible

‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;For out of you shall come forth a RulerWho will shepherd My people Israel.’”

Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.

Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?

Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And He said to them, “What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.

And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous,

They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring any bread.”

But Jesus, aware of this, said, “You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread?

It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;

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.’

But the greatest among you shall be your servant.

But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.”

And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots.

Among them was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.

And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,

and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;

Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and gashing himself with stones.

Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.”

And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all.

But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant;

and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all.

They began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

And they *crucified Him, and *divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take.

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself.

There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.

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

“This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men.”

And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.”

“Glory to God in the highest,And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”

but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and went a day’s journey; and they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

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

I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.

The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

Departing, they began going throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.

And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy Him,

They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

“There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves;

And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest.

But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant.

For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.

and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John answered them saying, “I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.

Jesus answered and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.

There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.”

The Jews then said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He is not intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, is He?

But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.

A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.

Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.

Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;

So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.

So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; this was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My outer garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.”

Therefore this saying went out among the brethren that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”

For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry.”

Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us—

And it will be that every soul that does not heed that prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’

And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”

But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name.”

For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales

At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s portico.

Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.

“Brethren, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.

For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers and underwent decay;

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.

All the people kept silent, and they were listening to Barnabas and Paul as they were relating what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

Simeon has related how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name.

Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas—Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren,

But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

And he settled there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

“And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

After he had greeted them, he began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.