'People' in the Bible

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;