'Ranks' in the Bible

Just then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who ranks higher than others in the Kingdom of the Heavens?"

There went out to him people of all classes from Judaea, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem of all ranks, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, making open confession of their sins.

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

John told the truth about him when he cried out, "This is the person about whom I said, "The one who comes after me ranks higher than me, because he existed before me.'"

This is the one about whom I said, "After me comes a man who ranks above me, because he existed before me.'

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither the lower ranks of evil angels nor the higher, neither things present nor things future, nor the forces of nature,