'Greater' in the Bible

And God made two lights, the greater light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night, and the stars.

And Cain said to Yahweh, "My punishment [is] greater than [I can] bear.

He has no greater [authority] in this house than me, and he has not withheld anything from me except you, since you [are] his wife. Now how could I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"

You shall be over my house, and to your word all my people shall submit. Only [with respect to] the throne will I be greater than you."

And portions were served to them from {his table}, and the portion of Benjamin was five times greater than the portion of any of them. And they drank and became drunk with him.

But his father refused and said, "I know, my son; I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great, but his younger brother shall be greater than him, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations."

And he said to his people, "Look, the people of the {Israelites} [are] greater and more numerous than us.

Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all the gods, {even in the matter where they the Egyptians dealt arrogantly against the Israelites}."

You must increase its price {according to a greater number of years}, but you must decrease its price {according to a lesser number of years}, because he is selling [its] yields to you.

I will strike them with disease, and I will dispossess them; I will make you into a greater and stronger nation than them."

Where [can] we go up? Our brothers have {made our hearts melt}, {saying}, "The people are greater and taller than we are, [and there are] great fortified cities [reaching] up to heaven, and we saw the sons of the Anakites [living] there." '

to drive out nations greater and more numerous than you {from before you}, to bring you [and] to give to you their land [as] an inheritance, as [it is] this day.

Then Amnon hated her {very deeply}, for the hatred with which he hated her [was] greater than [the] love with which he had loved her. So Amnon said to her, "Get up [and] go."

She said to him, "No, because this evil in sending me away [is] greater than the other you have done to me." But he [was] not willing to listen to her.

So then, get up and go out and {speak kindly to your servants}, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go out, no man will lodge this night with you, and this disaster [will be] greater for you than any disaster that has come upon you from your childhood until now!"

As Yahweh was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David."

The servants of the king also came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, 'Your God has made the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!' So the king worshiped on the bed.

The wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the people of [the] east and more than all the wisdom of Egypt.

King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.

The angel of Yahweh appeared a second [time] and touched him and said, "Get up, eat, for the journey is greater than you."

And David {became greater and greater}. And Yahweh of hosts [was] with him.

And the house that I am building [will be] great, for our God [is] greater than all gods.

Thus King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

And Jehoshaphat {grew greater and greater}, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

Then his livestock came to be seven thousand sheep and goats and three thousand camels and five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred female donkeys, and he had very many slaves, and that man was greater than all the people of the east.

"Look, [in] this you are not right--I will answer you: Indeed, God is greater than a human being.

For I know that Yahweh [is] great, and our Lord [is greater] than all gods.

As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols --and their images were {greater than those of} Jerusalem and Samaria--

The iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom; it was overthrown in a moment and no hands were laid on her.

And he said to me, "Son of man, "{Do you see} what they [are] doing--great detestable things that the house of Israel [is] committing here [so as] to drive [me] from my sanctuary, and yet {you will see again} greater detestable things."

And he said to me, "Still {you will see again} greater detestable things that they [are] doing."

And he said to me, "Have you seen, son of man? Still {you will see again} greater detestable things than these."

"Then the king of the south will grow strong and [also] {one of his officials}, and he will grow stronger {than him} and he will rule {a dominion greater than his dominion}.

And the king of the north will again raise a multitude, greater than the former, and {at the end of some years} he will surely come with great army and with great supplies.

And he will stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south and {with a much greater and stronger army}; but he will not succeed, for they will devise plans against him.

Cross over [to] Calneh and see, and go from there [to] Hamath Rabbah and go down [to] Gath of the Philistines. [Are] you better than these kingdoms, or is their territory greater than your territory?

'The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,' says Yahweh of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace' {declares} Yahweh of hosts.'"

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

But I tell you that [something] greater than the temple is here!

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [something] greater than Jonah [is] here!

The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [something] greater than Solomon [is] here!

Fools and blind [people]! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?

Blind [people]! For which [is] greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy

The second [is] this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

I tell you, there is no one greater among [those] born of women than John, but the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [something] greater than Solomon [is] here!

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [something] greater than Jonah [is] here!

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 in your midst as the one who serves.

Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater [things] than these!"

You are not greater than our father Jacob, [are you], who gave us the well and drank from it himself, and his sons and his livestock?"

For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself is doing. And greater works than these he will show him, so that you will be astonished.

"But I have a testimony greater than John's, for the works which the Father has given to me that I should complete them--the very works which I am doing--[these] testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, [are you]? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself [to be]?"

My Father, who has given [them] to me, is greater than all, and no one can seize [them] from the Father's hand.

Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in me, the works that I am doing he will do also, and he will do greater [works] than these because I am going to the Father.

You have heard that I said to you, 'I am going away, and I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I [am].

No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Remember the word that I said to you: 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

Jesus replied to him, "You would not have any authority over me unless it was given to you from above. For this [reason] the one who handed me over to you has greater sin."

For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us to place on you no greater burden except these necessary things:

Now the law came in as a side issue, in order that the trespass could increase, but where sin increased, grace was present in greater abundance,

But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

Now I want you all to speak with tongues, but even more that you may prophesy. The one who prophesies [is] greater than the one who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, in order that the church may receive edification.

Are they servants of Christ?--I am speaking as though I were beside myself--I [am] more so, with far greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with beatings to a much greater degree, in [danger of] death many times.

But avoid pointless chatter, for it will progress to greater ungodliness,

But they will not progress to a greater extent, for their folly will be quite evident to everyone, as also the [folly] of those [two] was.

For this one is considered worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as the one who builds it has greater honor than the house.

For [when] God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,

For people swear by what is greater [than themselves], and the oath for confirmation [is the] end of all dispute for them.

But Christ has arrived [as] a high priest of the good [things] to come. Through the greater and more perfect tent not made by hands, that is, not of this creation,

By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain, by which he was approved that he was righteous, [because] God approved [him] for his gifts, and through it he still speaks, [although he] is dead.

considering {reproach endured for the sake of Christ} greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, [because you] know that we will receive a greater judgment.

But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

whereas angels, who are greater in strength and power, do not bring against them a demeaning judgment.

that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart and knows all [things].

You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one [who is] in you is greater than the one [who is] in the world.

If we receive the testimony of people, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.

I have no greater joy than this: that I hear my children are walking in the truth.

'I know your works, and your love, and faith, and service, and patient endurance--and your last works [are] greater than the first.