Lexicon :: Strong's G4128 - plēthos

Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, and a large crowd followed from Judea,

At the hour of incense the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.

Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host[fn] with the angel, praising God and saying:

When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets[fn] began to tear.

After coming down with them, he stood on a level place with a large crowd of his disciples and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

Then all the people of the Gerasene region[fn] asked him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So getting into the boat, he returned.

Now he came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

Then their whole assembly rose up and brought him before Pilate.

A large crowd of people followed him, including women who were mourning and lamenting him.

Within these lay a large number of the disabled ​— ​blind, lame, and paralyzed.[fn]

“Cast the net on the right side of the boat,” he told them, “and you’ll find some.” So they did,[fn] and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish.

When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

Believers were added to the Lord in increasing numbers ​— ​multitudes of both men and women.

In addition, a multitude came together from the towns surrounding Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

The Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching the word of God to wait on tables.

This proposal pleased the whole company. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a convert from Antioch.

In Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue, as usual, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

But the people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews and others with the apostles.

The whole assembly became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describe all the signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

So they were sent off and went down to Antioch, and after gathering the assembly, they delivered the letter.

Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large number of God-fearing Greeks, as well as a number of the leading women.

But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them, taking the disciples, and conducted discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

“So what is to be done?[fn] They will certainly hear that you’ve come.

for the mass of people followed, yelling, “Get rid of him! ”

When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all men present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has appealed to me concerning him, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he should not live any longer.

As Paul gathered a bundle of brushwood and put it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

Therefore, from one man ​— ​in fact, from one as good as dead ​— ​came offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and as innumerable as the grains of sand along the seashore.

let that person know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

Above all, maintain constant love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins.