'Party' in the Bible

And while He was reclining at table, a large number of tax-gathers and notorious sinners were of the party with Jesus and His disciples.

"Can the bridegroom's party mourn," He replied, "as long as the bridegroom is with them? But other days will come (when the Bridegroom has been taken from them)

Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired,

Again he sent another party of servants more numerous than the first; and these they treated in the same manner.

On the same day a party of Sadducees came to Him, contending that there is no resurrection. And they put this case to Him.

and love the best seats at a dinner party or in the synagogues,

when there came a party of people bringing a paralytic--four men carrying him.

"Can a wedding party fast while the bridegroom is among them?" replied Jesus. "So long as they have the bridegroom with them, fasting is impossible.

As they came to rejoin the disciples, they saw an immense crowd surrounding them and a party of Scribes disputing with them.

Presently a party of Pharisees come to Him with the question--seeking to entrap Him, "May a man divorce his wife?"

Then came to Him a party of Sadducees, a sect which denies that there is any Resurrection; and they proceeded to question Him.

There were also a party of women looking on from a distance; among them being both Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joses, and Salome--

There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, "Rabbi, what are we to do?"

And a party of men came carrying a palsied man on a bed, and they endeavoured to bring him in and lay him before Jesus.

Levi also gave a great entertainment at his house in honour of Jesus, and there was a large party of tax-gatherers and others at table with them.

This led the Pharisees and Scribes of their party to expostulate with His disciples and ask, "Why are you eating and drinking with these tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"

"Can you compel the bridal party to fast," replied Jesus, "so long as they have the bridegroom among them?

For from this time there will be in one house five persons split into parties. Three will form a party against two and two will form a party against three;

One day--it was a Sabbath--He was taking a meal at the house of one of the Rulers of the Pharisee party, while they were closely watching Him.

"Beware of the Scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love to be bowed to in places of public resort and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues or at a dinner party;

Thereupon some of our party went to the tomb and found things just as the women had said; but Jesus Himself they did not see."

This roused the High Priest. He and all his party--the sect of the Sadducees--were filled with angry jealousy

Having received that command they went into the Temple, just before daybreak, and began to teach: So when the High Priest and his party came, and had called together the Sanhedrin as well as all the Elders of the descendants of Israel, they sent to the jail to fetch the Apostles.

A party of devout men, however, buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.

From Paphos, Paul and his party put out to sea and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem.

But now a party of Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and, having won over the crowd, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, believing him to be dead.

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also joined our party, and brought with them Mnason, a Cyprian, one of the early disciples, at whose house we were to lodge.

and going on board a ship of Adramyttium which was about to sail to the ports of the province of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, the Macedonian, from Thessalonica, forming one of our party.

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may not find you to be what I desire, and that you may find me to be what you do not desire; that perhaps there may be contention, jealousy, bitter feeling, party spirit, ill-natured talk, backbiting, undue eulogy, unrest;

For until certain persons came from James he had been accustomed to eat with Gentiles; but as soon as these persons came, he withdrew and separated himself for fear of the Circumcision party.