'Public' in the Bible

Then, by the order of Belshazzar, they put a purple robe on Daniel, and a gold chain round his neck, and a public statement was made that he was to be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.

Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but this day public shame belongs to us: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel—those who are near and those who are far, in all the countries where You have dispersed them because of the disloyalty they have shown toward You.

Lord, public shame belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

Burn a thank offering of bread made with yeast! Make a public display of your voluntary offerings! For you love to do this, you Israelites." The sovereign Lord is speaking!

They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.

For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.

Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.

Therefore Yahweh, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says:There will be wailing in all the public squares;they will cry out in anguish in all the streets.The farmer will be called on to mourn,and professional mourners to wail.

But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration of praise; I will surely do what I have promised. Salvation belongs to the Lord!"

The chariots race madly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the public squares. Their appearance like lightning bolts, they dart about like flashes of lightning.

I will pelt you with filth; I will treat you with contempt; I will make you a public spectacle.

Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Old men and old women shall again sit in the public squares of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand {because of great age}.

And the public squares of the city will be filled [with] boys and girls playing in its public squares.'

And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as 'Rabbi.'

But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.

And the king Herod heard, (for his name became public,) and he said -- 'John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.'

Jesus got up and left there and went to the region of Tyre [and Sidon, the coastal area of Phoenicia]. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know about it; but it was impossible for Him to be hidden [from the public].

And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.

In [the course of] His teaching He was saying, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes [displaying their prominence], and like to receive respectful greetings in the market places,

"This is what the Lord did for me when he looked favorably on me and took away my public disgrace."

The child grew up and became spiritually strong, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

They are like children sitting in the public square and calling out to one another, 'We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not shown sorrow.'

Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the best seats in the synagogues and to be respectfully greeted in the market places.

So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

They were not able to catch Him in what He said in public, and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.

"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;

Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth-zatha. It has five doorways.

For no one does anything in secret while he’s seeking public recognition. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”

And look, he is speaking in public, and they are not saying anything to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Messiah?

and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;

That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,

And he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead.

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them.

"Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen! The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made them a great people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with a public display of power he led them out of there.

Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities who met together in the public square.

But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to smuggle us out secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out!”

But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some scoundrels from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

So he began holding discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and other worshipers, as well as every day in the public square with anyone who happened to be there.

For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

And a number of those who had faith came and made a public statement of their sins and all their acts.

But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, the disciples would not let him.

A few of the public officials, too, who were friendly to him, sent repeated messages entreating him not to venture into the Theatre.

Some of the crowd concluded it was about Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front. Alexander, gesturing with his hand, was wanting to make a defense before the public assembly.

And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, saith, 'Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is a devotee of the great goddess Artemis, and of that which fell down from Zeus?

and that I did not shrink back from proclaiming to you anything that was profitable or from teaching it to you in public and from house to house.

For we have found this man [to be] a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for.

And for this reason you pay taxes, since the authorities are God’s public servants, continually attending to these tasks.

Whatever meat may be had at the public market, take as food without question of right or wrong;

nevertheless, in public worship I would rather say five understandable words in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue [which others cannot understand].

For it is said, “His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak, and his public speaking is despicable.”

Though untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not untrained in knowledge. Indeed, we have always made that clear to you in everything.

And when he had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in the cross.

And when this letter has been made public among you, let the same be done in the church of Laodicea; and see that you have the letter from Laodicea.

Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.

and who have fallen away, as long as they continue to crucify the Son of God to their own detriment by exposing him to public ridicule.

At times you were made a public spectacle by means of insults and persecutions, while at other times you associated with people who were treated this way.

For He was foreordained (foreknown) before the foundation of the world, but has appeared [publicly] in these last times for your sake

Their dead bodies will lie in the public square of the great city, which prophetically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.