'People' in the Bible

She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'"

Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."

Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

"Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.

Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved."

Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.

When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,

'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

But they said, "Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people."

While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priest and elders of the people.

Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!"

Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.

Those who fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the country. The people came to see what it was that had happened.

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"

He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people, and healed them.

They went out and preached that people should repent.

When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,

He answered them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"

If we should say, 'From men'" -- they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet.

Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?" The common people heard him gladly.

For they said, "Not during the feast, because there might be a riot of the people."

The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord."

The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and worked redemption for his people;

to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,

The angel said to them, "Don't be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel."

As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,

Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,

Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive."

He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;

"As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don't gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited his people!"

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.

"To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?

When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.

People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. He entered into the boat, and returned.

When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

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

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left.

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

Immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.

He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.

They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.

But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.

The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people -- for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.

In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,

He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.

All the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.

The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.

As soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council, saying,

But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place."

Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.

The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!"

He said to them, "What things?" They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship."

So the woman left her water pot, and went away into the city, and said to the people,

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, "This is truly the prophet who comes into the world."

Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.

It's also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.

nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."

I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.

Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should perish for the people.

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

All the people saw him walking and praising God.

As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, "You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

It will be, that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'

As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,

being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole.

But so that this spreads no further among the people, let's threaten them, that from now on they don't speak to anyone in this name."