Haller's Concordance: GREATER
- And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars. Gen. 1:16
- And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon. Gen. 4:13
- Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him. Gen. 43:34
- But he refusing, said: I know, my son, I know: and this also shall become a people, and shall be multiplied; but his younger brother shall be greater than he; and his seed shall grow into nations. Gen. 48:19
- Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow; excelling in gifts, greater in command. Gen. 49:3
- And they judged the people at all times: and whatsoever was of greater difficulty they referred to him, and they judged the easier cases only. Ex. 18:26
- And the sound of the trumpet grew by degrees louder and louder, and was drawn out to a greater length: Moses spoke, and God answered him. Ex. 19:19
- To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered: Num. 26:54
- Let me alone that I may destroy them, and abolish their name from under heaven, and set thee over a nation, that is greater and stronger than this. Dt. 9:14
- The Lord will destroy all these nations before your face, and you shall possess them, which are greater and stronger than you. Dt. 11:23
- ¤ If thou go out to war against thy enemies, and see horsemen and chariots, and the numbers of the enemy's army greater than thine, thou shalt not fear them: because the Lord thy God is with thee, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt. Dt. 20:1
- Thou shalt not have divers weights in thy bag, a greater and a less: Dt. 25:13
- Neither shall there be in thy house a greater bushel and a less. Dt. 25:14
- He was exceedingly afraid. For Gabaon was a great city, and one of the royal cities, and greater than the town of Hai, and all its fighting men were most valiant. Josu. 10:2
- How much more if the people had eaten of the prey of their enemies, which they found? had there not been made a greater slaughter among the Philistines? 1 Ki. 14:30
- And gave thee thy master's house and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Juda: and if these things be little, I shall add far greater things unto thee. 2 Ki. 12:8
- Then Ammon hated her with an exceeding great hatred: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before. And Ammon said to her: Arise, and get thee gone. 2 Ki. 13:15
- She answered him: This evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her: 2 Ki. 13:16
- And the king's servants going in, have blessed our lord king David, saying: May God make the name of Solomon greater than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king adored in his bed: 3 Ki. 1:47
- And he made a porch of pillars of fifty cubits in length, and thirty cubits in breadth: and another porch before the greater porch, and pillars, and chapiters upon the pillars. 3 Ki. 7:6
- And the greater house he ceiled with deal boards, and overlaid them with plates of fine gold throughout: and he graved in them palm trees, and like little chains interlaced with one another. 2 Par. 3:5
- And he did not humble himself before the lord, as Manasses his father had humbled himself, but committed far greater sin. 2 Par. 33:23
- And let this be published through all the provinces of thy empire, (which is very wide,) and let all wives, as well of the greater as of the lesser, give honour to their husbands. Esther 1:20
- For I hoped that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom. Job 32:7
- Now this is the thing in which thou art not justified: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. Job 33:12
- The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words, shall attain to greater things. Pr. 16:21
- But a greater punishment is ready for the more mighty. Wis. 6:9
- And while there is less expectation from within, the greater doth it count the ignorance of that cause which bringeth the torment. Wis. 17:12
- The greater thou art, the more humble thyself in all things, and thou shalt find grace before God: Sir. 3:20
- The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour: and there is none greater than he that feareth God. Sir. 10:27
- Many such things hath my eyes seen, and greater things than these my ear hath heard. Sir. 16:6
- And he that joineth himself to harlots, will be wicked. Rottenness and worms shall inherit him, and he shall be lifted up for a greater example, and his soul shall be taken away out of the number. Sir. 19:3
- There are many things hidden from us that are greater than these: for we have seen but a few of his works. Sir. 43:36
- Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her. Lam. 4:6
- And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou see, thinkest thou, what these are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should depart far off from my sanctuary? and turn thee yet again and thou shalt see greater abominations. Ezec. 8:6
- And he said to me: If thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations which these commit. Ezec. 8:13
- And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: but turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations than these. Ezec. 8:15
- And I will make you abound with men and with beasts: and they shall be multiplied, and increased: and I will settle you as from the beginning, and will give you greater gifts, than you had from the beginning: and you shall know that I am the Lord. Ezec. 36:11
- And from the bottom of the ground to the lowest brim two cubits, and the breadth of one cubit: and from the lesser brim to the greater brim four cubits, and the breadth of one cubit. Ezec. 43:14
- At the same time my sense returned to me, and I came to the honour and glory of my kingdom: and my shape returned to me: and my nobles, and my magistrates, sought for me, and I was restored to my kingdom: and greater majesty was added to me. Dan. 4:36
- Because a greater spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, and interpretation of dreams, and shewing of secrets, and resolving of difficult things, were found in him, that is, in Daniel: whom the king named Baltassar. Now, therefore, let Daniel be called for, and he will tell the interpretation. Dan. 5:12
- And Daniel excelled all the princes, and governors: because a greater spirit of God was in him. Dan. 6:3
- And concerning the ten horns that he had on his head: and concerning the other that came up, before which three horns fell: and of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth speaking great things, and was greater than the rest. Dan. 7:20
- And thus he said: The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be greater than all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. Dan. 7:23
- For the king of the north shall return, and shall prepare a multitude much greater than before: and in the end of times, and years, he shall come in haste with a great army, and much riches. Dan. 11:13
- For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts. Amso 6:11
- And when Lysias saw that his men were put to flight, and how bold the Jews were, and that they were ready either to live, or to die manfully, he went to Antioch, and chose soldiers, that they might come again into Judea with greater numbers. 1 Ma. 4:35
- And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them. 1 Ma. 6:27
- Now Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius were come again with a greater army than before to fight against him. 1 Ma. 12:24
- And the Almighty being their helper, they slew above nine thousand men: and having wounded and disabled the greater part of Nicanor's army, they obliged them to fly. 2 Ma. 8:24
- And nobody putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old garment. For it taketh away the fulness thereof from the garment, and there is made a greater rent. Mt. 9:16
- Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Mt. 11:11
- But I tell you that there is here a greater than the temple. Mt. 12:6
- The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here. Mt. 12:41
- The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here. Mt. 12:42
- Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof. Mt. 13:32
- ¤ At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who, thinkest thou, is the greater in the kingdom of heaven? Mt. 18:1
- Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven. Mt. 18:4
- But Jesus called them to him and said: You know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them; and that they that are the greater, exercise power upon them. Mt. 20:25
- It shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be the greater among you, let him be your minister. Mt. 20:26
- Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment. Mt. 23:14
- Ye foolish and blind: for whether is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? Mt. 23:17
- Ye foolish and blind: for whether is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? Mt. 23:19
- No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent. Mk. 2:21
- And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof. Mk. 4:32
- But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater shall be your minister. Mk. 10:43
- And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. Mk. 12:31
- And that he should be loved with the whole heart and with the whole understanding and with the whole soul and with the whole strength. And to love one's neighbour as one's self is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices. Mk. 12:33
- Who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer. These shall receive greater judgment. Mk. 12:40
- For I say to you: Amongst those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he that is the lesser in the kingdom of God is greater than he. Lk. 7:28
- And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater. Lk. 9:46
- And said to them: Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me. For he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater. Lk. 9:48
- And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns and will build greater: and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me and my goods. Lk. 12:18
- He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little is unjust also in that which is greater. Lk. 16:10
- Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation. Lk. 20:47
- And there was also a strife amongst them, which of them should seem to be the greater. Lk. 22:24
- But you not so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger: and he that is the leader, as he that serveth. Lk. 22:26
- For which is greater, he that sitteth at table or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at table? But I am in the midst of you, as he that serveth. Lk. 22:27
- Jesus answered and said to him: Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, thou believest: greater things than these shalt thou see. Jn. 1:50
- Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank thereof, himself and his children and his cattle? Jn. 4:12
- For the Father loveth the Son and sheweth him all things which himself doth: and greater works than these will he shew him, that you may wonder. Jn. 5:20
- But I have a greater testimony than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to perfect, the works themselves which I do, give testimony of me, that the Father hath sent me. Jn. 5:36
- Art thou greater than our father Abraham who is dead? And the prophets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself? Jn. 8:53
- That which my Father hath given me is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. Jn. 10:29
- Amen, amen, I say to you: The servant is not greater than his lord: neither is the apostle greater than he that sent him. Jn. 13:16
- Amen, amen, I say to you, he that believeth in me, the works that I do, he also shall do: and greater than these shall he do. Because I go to the Father: Jn. 14:12
- You have heard that I said to you: I go away, and I come unto you. If you loved me you would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father: for the Father is greater than I. Jn. 14:28
- Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Jn. 15:13
- Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept my word, they will keep yours also. Jn. 15:20
- Jesus answered: Thou shouldst not have any power against me, unless it were given thee from above. Therefore, he that hath delivered me to thee hath the greater sin. Jn. 19:11
- Now some cried one thing, some another. For the assembly was confused: and the greater part knew not for what cause they were come together. Acts 19:32
- And I would have you all to speak with tongues, but rather to prophesy. For greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues: unless perhaps he interpret, that the church may receive edification. 1 Cor. 14:5
- For this man was counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, by so much as he that hath built the house hath greater honour than the house. Heb. 3:3
- For God making promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself, Heb. 6:13
- For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy. Heb. 6:16
- But Christ, being come an high Priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hand, that is, not of this creation: Heb. 9:11
- Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasure of the Egyptians. For he looked unto the reward. Heb. 11:26
- ¤ Be ye not many masters, my brethren, knowing that you receive the greater judgment. Jas. 3:1
- But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble. Jas. 4:6
- Whereas angels, who are greater in strength and power, bring not against themselves a railing judgment. 2 Pet. 2:11
- For if our heart reprehend us, God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things. 1 Jn. 3:20
- You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 1 Jn. 4:4
- If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son. 1 Jn. 5:9
- I have no greater grace than this, to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 Jn. 1:4
- These signes I am permitted to tel thee: and if thou pray againe and weepe, as also now, and fast seuen dayes, thou shalt heare againe greater thinges then these. 4 Esd. 5:13
- If therfore thou pray agayne, and fast agayne seuen dayes, agayne I wil tel thee greater thinges by the day which I haue heard. 4 Esd. 6:31
- For the entrances of the greater world are large andsecure, and making fruite of immortalitie. 4 Esd. 7:13
- The seventh order, which is greater than all the aforesaid orders, because they shall rejoice with confidence, and because they shall be bold without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom in their lifetime they served, and from whom they shall receive their reward in glory. 4 Esd. 7:98
- For her heades were at rest, and the midle head was greater then the other heades, but she rested with them. 4 Esd. 11:4
- and when they were thincking thereon, behold one of the resting heades, which was the midde one awaked, for this was greater then the other two heades. 4 Esd. 11:29
- And wheras thou sawest a greater head not appearing, this is the interpretation therof: that one of them shal dye vpon his bed, and yet with torments. 4 Esd. 12:26