'Great' in the Bible

A voice was heard in Ramah,weeping, and great mourning,Rachel weeping for her children;and she refused to be consoled,because they were no more.

The people who live in darknesshave seen a great light,and for those living in the shadowland of death,light has dawned.

Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

or by the earth, because it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. And its collapse was great!”

Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith!

But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. And there was a great calm.

For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Then Jesus replied to her, “Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want.” And from that moment her daughter was cured.

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again!

False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

“This might have been sold for a great deal and given to the poor.”

and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.

So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell His disciples the news.

Jesus departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, Judea,

Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing.

He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!”

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lordand will never drink wine or beer.He will be filled with the Holy Spiritwhile still in his mother’s womb.

He will be greatand will be called the Son of the Most High,and the Lord God will give Himthe throne of His father David.

because the Mighty Onehas done great things for me,and His name is holy.

Then her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her His great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

But I say to you, there were certainly many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months while a great famine came over all the land.

When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

After coming down with them, He stood on a level place with a large crowd of His disciples and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! Take note—your reward is great in heaven, for this is the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.

But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The river crashed against it, and immediately it collapsed. And the destruction of that house was great!”

Jesus heard this and was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, I have not found so great a faith even in Israel!”

Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited His people.”

Then all the people of the Gerasene region asked Him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So getting into the boat, He returned.

He told them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. For whoever is least among you—this one is great.”

Now great crowds were traveling with Him. So He turned and said to them:

Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’

There will be violent earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.

Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

A large crowd of people followed Him, including women who were mourning and lamenting Him.

After worshiping Him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy.

The sun will be turned to darknessand the moon to bloodbefore the great and remarkable Day of the Lord comes.

And the apostles were giving testimony with great power to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.

When he heard these words, Ananias dropped dead, and a great fear came on all who heard.

Then great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard these things.

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

Then a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.

So there was great joy in that city.

A man named Simon had previously practiced sorcery in that city and astounded the Samaritan people, while claiming to be somebody great.

They all paid attention to him, from the least of them to the greatest, and they said, “This man is called the Great Power of God!”

Then even Simon himself believed. And after he was baptized, he went around constantly with Philip and was astounded as he observed the signs and great miracles that were being performed.

At daylight, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.

The same thing happened in Iconium; they entered the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

When they had been sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, explaining in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they created great joy among all the brothers.

Then some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a great number of God-fearing Greeks, as well as a number of the leading women.

For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen.

So not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin—the very one all of Asia and the world adore.”

When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a united cry went up from all of them for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

However, when the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “Men of Ephesus! What man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?

There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him,

After he had given permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language: >

When he was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him and said: “Since we enjoy great peace because of you, and reforms are taking place for the benefit of this nation by your foresight,

So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium with the commanders and prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the command, Paul was brought in.

To this very day, I have obtained help that comes from God, and I stand and testify to both small and great, saying nothing else than what the prophets and Moses said would take place—

Therefore, having such a hope, we use great boldness.

But as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything:by great endurance, by afflictions,by hardship, by difficulties,

I have great confidence in you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overcome with joy in all our afflictions.

We have also sent with them our brother. We have often tested him in many circumstances and found him to be diligent—and now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.

So it is no great thing if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their destiny will be according to their works.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us,

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, for those in Laodicea, and for all who have not seen me in person.

On the contrary, after we had previously suffered, and we were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.

For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great:He was manifested in the flesh,vindicated in the Spirit,seen by angels,preached among the nations,believed on in the world,taken up in glory.

But godliness with contentment is a great gain.

Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or not; rebuke, correct, and encourage with great patience and teaching.

Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works.

while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to the confession.

We have a great deal to say about this, and it’s difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand.

Now consider how great this man was—even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the plunder to him!

and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,

So don’t throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus—the great Shepherd of the sheep—with the blood of the everlasting covenant,

Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,

So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites.

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah, so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation of His glory.

By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires.

Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children. And we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know Him.

and He has kept, with eternal chains in darkness for the judgment of the great day, the angels who did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling.

Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless and with great joy,