'Great' in the Bible

And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in the country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.

And great crowds followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and beyond the Jordan.

Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Whosoever then shall do away with one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whosoever shall practise and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.

nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness!

and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.

And when he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

And when Jesus heard it, he wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say unto you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side.

And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Now there was, a great way off from them, a herd of many swine feeding;

Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest is great and the workmen are few;

But Jesus knowing it, withdrew thence, and great crowds followed him; and he healed them all:

For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.

And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm.

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith is great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

and great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them:

And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in the wilderness as to satisfy so great a crowd?

But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.

and great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

But Jesus having called them to him, said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them.

It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

And as they went out from Jericho a great crowd followed him.

But a very great crowd strewed their own garments on the way, and others kept cutting down branches from the trees and strewing them on the way.

Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?

This is the great and first commandment.

for then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall be;

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land lament, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the one extremity of the heavens to the other extremity of them.

And while he was yet speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great crowd with swords and sticks from the chief priests and elders of the people.

and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn in the rock; and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, went away.

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

And going out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples word.

And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what things he did, came to him.

And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land.

and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

And awaking up he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Silence; be mute. And the wind fell, and there was a great calm.

And they feared with great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

Now there was there just at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding;

And he suffered him not, but says to him, Go to thine home to thine own people, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for thee, and has had mercy on thee.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him; and all wondered.

And Jesus having passed over in the ship again to the other side, a great crowd gathered to him; and he was by the sea.

And immediately the damsel arose and walked, for she was twelve years old. And they were astonished with great astonishment.

And on leaving the ship Jesus saw a great crowd, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

In those days, there being again a great crowd, and they having nothing that they could eat, having called his disciples to him, he says to them,

And when he came to the disciples he saw a great crowd around them, and scribes disputing against them.

But Jesus having called them to him, says to them, Ye know that those who are esteemed to rule over the nations exercise lordship over them; and their great men exercise authority over them;

but it is not thus among you; but whosoever would be great among you, shall be your minister;

And Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? not a stone shall be left upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down.

and then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory;

And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas comes up, being one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

And when they looked, they see that the stone has been rolled away, for it was very great.

For he shall be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;

For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy is his name;

to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him as his wife, she being great with child.

And lo, an angel of the Lord was there by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared with great fear.

And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;

But of a truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine came upon all the land,

And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes. And their net broke.

But the report concerning him was spread abroad still more, and great crowds came together to hear, and to be healed from their infirmities.

And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.

and having descended with them, he stood on a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And it came to pass afterwards he went into a city called Nain, and many of his disciples and a great crowd went with him.

And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.

And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:

And all the multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with great fear; and he, entering into the ship, returned.

Return to thine house and relate how great things God has done for thee. And he went away through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done for him.

And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.

and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, he is great.

And he said to them, The harvest indeed is great, but the workmen few; supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest that he may send out workmen into his harvest.

It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.

And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.

And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them,

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who desire to cross from there pass over unto us.

there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

But woe to them that are with child and to them who give suck in those days, for there shall be great distress upon the land and wrath upon this people.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

And being in conflict he prayed more intently. And his sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down upon the earth.

And a great multitude of the people, and of women who wailed and lamented him, followed him.

And they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

And John also was baptising in Aenon, near Salim, because there was a great deal of water there; and they came to him and were baptised:

And more a great deal believed on account of his word;

Jesus seeing this man lying there, and knowing that he was in that state now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well?

and a great crowd followed him, because they saw the signs which he wrought upon the sick.

Jesus then, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a great crowd is coming to him, says to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves that these may eat?

In the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink.

Mary therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of pure nard of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.