'Among' in the Bible
In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know --
Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you.
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."
But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."
For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales
Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon's Portico.
But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.
Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.'
But Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,
But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.
At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
Brothers, descendants of Abraham's family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.
When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.
The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
"Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.
Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,
They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.
But some people joined him and believed. Among them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
"And now I know that none of you among whom I went around proclaiming the kingdom will see me again.
I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.
And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace. This message is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
They have been informed about you -- that you teach all the Jews now living among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.
For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.
Now all the Jews know the way I lived from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.
to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss.
And now I advise you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost.
So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
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