People

But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,

People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’

I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

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

Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.

Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.

As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.

Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.

Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.

One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.

And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.

…and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.

At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,

But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”

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

…and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.

A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.

While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.

Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”

“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”

Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.

Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”

You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”

Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.

For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.

Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.

“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”

‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

…praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

When all the people saw him walking and praising God,

While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.

And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’

While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

…greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!

…then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.

As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.

He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’

You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

…and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.

He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

…not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.

And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.