'Crowd' in the Bible

And [when] Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,

But when the crowd had been sent out, he entered [and] took her hand, and the girl got up.

And large crowds gathered close around him, so that he got into a boat to sit down, and all the crowd was standing on the shore.

And [although he] wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

And [as he] got out, he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them and healed their sick.

And summoning the crowd, he said to them, "Hear and understand:

So then the crowd was astonished [when they] saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

And Jesus summoned his disciples [and] said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way."

And the disciples said to him, "Where in [this] desolate place {can we get} so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?"

And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground,

And [when they] came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before him

And [as] they were going out of Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

And the crowd rebuked them so that they would be quiet. But they called out all the more, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading [them] on the road.

But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet."

And [while] he was still speaking, behold, Judas--one of the twelve--arrived, and with him a large crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd--the one whom they wanted.

So Pilate, [when he] saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water [and] washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to [it]!"

And [when] they were not able to bring [him] to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. And [after] digging through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.

And he went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he began to teach them.

And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd from Galilee followed [him]. And from Judea

and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and the other side of the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a great crowd came to him [because they] heard all that he was doing.

And he told his disciples that a small boat should stand ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not press upon him.

And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.

And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers [are] outside looking for you."

And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat [and] sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.

And leaving the crowd, they took him along, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

And [after] Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea.

And he went with him, and a large crowd was following him and pressing around him.

[When she] heard about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind [him] [and] touched his cloak,

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself [that] power had gone out from himself, turned around in the crowd [and] said, "Who touched my clothing?"

And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing upon you, and you say 'Who touched me?'"

And getting out [of the boat] he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep {without} a shepherd, and he began to teach them many [things].

And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd.

And summoning the crowd again, he said to them, "Listen to me, all [of you], and understand:

And when he entered into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.

And he took him away from the crowd by himself [and] put his fingers into his ears, and [after] spitting, he touched his tongue.

In those days there was again a large crowd, and they did not have anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them,

"I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat.

And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, [after he] had given thanks he broke [them] and began giving [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before [them]. And they set [them] before the crowd.

And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

And [when they] came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them.

And immediately the whole crowd, [when they] saw him, were amazed, and ran up to [him] [and] greeted him.

And one [individual] from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought to you my son who has {a spirit that makes him mute}.

Now [when] Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!"

And they came to Jericho. And [as] he was setting out from Jericho along with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.

And the chief priests and the scribes heard [it], and began considering how they could destroy him. For they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was astounded by his teaching.

But if we say, 'From men'"--they were afraid of the crowd, because they all looked upon John {as truly a prophet}.

And they were seeking to arrest him, and they were afraid of the crowd, because they knew that he had told the parable with reference to them. And they left him [and] went away.

David himself calls him 'Lord,' and how is he his son?" And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.

And he sat down opposite the contribution box [and] was observing how the crowd was putting coins into the contribution box. And many rich people were putting in many [coins].

And immediately, [while] he was still speaking, Judas--one of the twelve--arrived, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

And the crowd came up [and] began to ask him to do as he customarily did for them.

But the chief priests incited the crowd so that he would release for them Barabbas instead.

So Pilate, [because he] wanted {to satisfy} the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified.

And the whole crowd of the people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around him and hearing the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

And [when they] did not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof [and] let him down through the roof tiles with the stretcher into the midst [of them], in front of Jesus.

And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining for the meal with them.

And he came down with them [and] stood on a level place, and a large crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all of Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon,

And the whole crowd was seeking to touch him, because power was going out from him and healing [them] all.

And [when] Jesus heard these [things], he marveled at him, and turning around to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith!"

And it happened that on the next [day] he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.

And as he approached the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, his mother's only son, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

And [while] a large crowd was gathering and [they] were going to him from town [after town], he spoke by means of a parable:

Now his mother and brothers came to him, and they were not able to meet with him because of the crowd.

Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.

Now the day began to be far spent, and the twelve came up [and] said to him, "Send away the crowd so that they can go into the surrounding villages and farms to obtain lodging and find provisions, because we are here in a desolate place.

And taking the five loaves and the two fish, [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them and began giving [them] to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Now it happened that on the next day, [when] they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look with concern on my son, because he is my only [son]!

Now it happened that as he said these [things], a certain woman from the crowd raised [her] voice [and] said to him, "Blessed [is] the womb that bore you, and [the] breasts [at] which you nursed!"

During {this time} [when] a crowd of many thousands had gathered together, so that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware for yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Now someone from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!"

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, answered [and] said to the crowd, "There are six days on which it is necessary to work. Therefore come [and] be healed on them, and not on the day of the Sabbath!"

And [when] he said these [things], all those who opposed him were humiliated, and the whole crowd was rejoicing at all the splendid things that were being done by him.

And [when he] heard a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant.

And he was seeking to see Jesus--who he was--and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

Now [as] he was drawing near by this time to the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen,

And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"

And he agreed, and began looking for a favorable opportunity to betray him to them apart from the crowd.

[While] he was still speaking, behold, [there came] a crowd, and the one named Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. And he approached Jesus to kiss him.

And a great crowd of the people were following him, and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.

But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn [while] a crowd was in the place.

And a large crowd was following him because they were observing the signs that he was doing on those who were sick.

{Then Jesus, when he looked up} and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread so that these [people] can eat?"

On the next day, the crowd that was on the other side of the sea saw that other boats were not there (except one), and that Jesus had not entered with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples had departed alone.

So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.

And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, "He is a good [man]," but others were saying, "No, but he deceives the crowd."

The crowd replied, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?"

But from the crowd many believed in him and were saying, "Whenever the Christ comes, he will not perform more signs than this man has done, [will he]?"

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these [things] about him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers in order {to take him into custody }.

Then, [when they] heard these words, [some] from the crowd began to say, "This man is truly the Prophet!"

So there was a division in the crowd because of him.

But this crowd who does not know the law is accursed!"

And I know that you always hear me, but for the sake of the crowd standing around I said [it], so that they may believe that you sent me."

Now a large crowd of Jews found out that he was there, and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they could see Lazarus also, whom he raised from the dead.

On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, [when they] heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

So the crowd who was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify.

Because of this also the crowd went to meet him, for they had heard [that] he had performed this sign.