52 verses contain “least” (in the KJV: 44, in the BSB: 31) — showing 1–52
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And her brother and her mother said, Let the
damsel abide with us a few days, at the
least ten; after that she shall go.
But her brother and mother said, “Let the
girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
I am not worthy of the
least of all the
mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the
quail. No one gathered less than ten homers, and they spread them out all around the camp.
Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord,
wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in
Manasseh, and I am the
least in my father’s house.
“Please, my Lord,”
Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in
Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a
Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the
least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
Saul replied, “Am I not a
Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the
least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is
hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at
least from women.
“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
How then
wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the
least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for
chariots and for
horsemen?
For how can you
repel a single officer among the
least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for
chariots and
horsemen?
Then said
Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
But
Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at
least be peace and security in my lifetime?”
These were of the sons of
Gad, captains of the host: one of the
least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
These Gadites were army commanders, the
least of whom was a
match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
And when these days were
expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in
Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of
Susa, from the
least to the greatest.
And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
How then
wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the
least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for
chariots and for
horsemen?
For how can you
repel a single officer among the
least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for
chariots and
horsemen?
Then said
Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
But
Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At
least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will
hasten it in his time.
The
least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will
accomplish it quickly.
For from the
least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to
covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
“For from the
least of them to the greatest, all are
greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice
deceit.
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall
inherit them: for every one from the
least even unto the greatest is given to
covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the
least of them to the greatest, all are
greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice
deceit.
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the
least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; for I will
forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
No longer will each man teach his
neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the
least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will
forgive their
iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached
Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
And I will take the
remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to
sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the
least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an
execration, and an
astonishment, and a
curse, and a reproach.
And I will take away the
remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the
least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of
cursing and
horror, of
vilification and reproach.
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against
Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the
least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations
desolate with them.
Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against
Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be
dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made
desolate because of them.
Your mother shall be
sore confounded; she that bare you shall be
ashamed: behold, the
hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
your mother will be greatly
ashamed; she who bore you will be disgraced. Behold, she will be the
least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the
least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their
habitation desolate with them.
Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be
dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made
desolate because of them.
For, lo, I will command, and I will
sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is
sifted in a
sieve, yet shall not the
least grain fall upon the earth.
“For surely I will give the command, and I will
shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is
sifted in a
sieve; but not a
pebble will reach the ground.
So the people of
Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on
sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the
least of them.
And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in
sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the
least.
And thou
Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the
least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
‘But you,
Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means
least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the
shepherd of My people Israel.’”
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these
least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the
least in the kingdom of heaven: but
whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
So then,
whoever breaks one of the
least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called
least in the kingdom of heaven; but
whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is
least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Which indeed is the
least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and
lodge in the branches thereof.
Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the
least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
Then shall he answer them, saying,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the
least of these, ye did it not to me.
Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
And said unto 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
least among you all, the same shall be great.
And He said to them, “
Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and
whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For
whoever is the
least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you
worry about the rest?
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at
least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are
hid from thine eyes.
and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the
least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of 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.
To whom they all gave
heed, from the
least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
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.”
If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
So if you need to settle
everyday matters, do you
appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?
For I am the
least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I
persecuted the church of God.
For I am the
least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I
persecuted the church of God.
Unto me, who am less than the
least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should
preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Though I am less than the
least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to
preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Let not a widow be taken into the number under
threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
A widow should be
enrolled if she is at
least sixty years old, the wife of one man,
And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
No longer will each one teach his
neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the
least of them to the greatest.
And it came to pass, when all the people saw that the seven days were past, and I not come again into the city, they gathered them all together, from the least unto the greatest, and came unto me, and said,
For health he calleth upon that which is weak: for life prayeth to that which is dead; for aid
humbly beseecheth that which hath
least means to help: and for a good journey he asketh of that which cannot set a foot forward:
Then
Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the country of Galaad, from the
least unto the greatest, even their wives, and their children, and their stuff, a very great host, to the end they might come into the land of
Judea.
Now when there was gone forth a false rumour, as though
Antiochus had been dead,
Jason took at the
least a thousand men, and suddenly made an
assault upon the city; and they that were upon the walls being put back, and the city at length taken,
Menelaus fled into the castle:
He was through the help of the Lord brought down by them, of whom he made
least account; and putting off his glorious
apparel, and discharging his company, he came like a
fugitive servant through the
midland unto Antioch having very great dishonour, for that his host was destroyed.
For the care that they took for their wives, and their children, their brethren, and
folks, was in
least account with them: but the greatest and principal fear was for the holy temple.
Also they that were in the city took not the least care, being troubled for the conflict abroad.