173 verses contain “small” (in the KJV: 125, in the BSB: 83) — showing 101–173
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Seemeth it a
small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must
tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have
drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also
trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also
muddy the rest with your feet?
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the
galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the
middlemost of the building.
Now the upper chambers were
smaller because the
galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.
And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one
cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one
cubit.
The space from the
gutter on the ground to the lower
ledge shall be two cubits, and the
ledge one
cubit wide. The space from the
smaller ledge to the larger
ledge shall be four cubits, and the
ledge one
cubit wide.
And after the league made with him he shall work
deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a
small people.
After an alliance is made with him, he will act
deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will
smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
For the LORD gives a command: “The great house will be
smashed to pieces, and the
small house to
rubble.”
And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD,
forgive, I
beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is
small.
And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please
forgive! How will Jacob
survive, since he is so
small?”
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I
beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is
small.
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob
survive, since he is so
small?”
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the
ephah small, and the
shekel great, and
falsifying the balances by
deceit?
asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the
ephah and increase the
shekel; let us
cheat with
dishonest scales.
Behold, I have made thee
small among the heathen: thou art greatly
despised.
“Behold, I will make you
small among the nations; you will be deeply
despised.
But thou,
Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from
everlasting.
But you,
Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are
small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel— One whose origins are of old, from the days of
eternity.
For who hath
despised the day of
small things? for they shall
rejoice, and shall see the
plummet in the hand of
Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and
fro through the whole earth.
For who has
despised the day of
small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which
scan the whole earth, will
rejoice when they see the
plumb line in the hand of
Zerubbabel.”
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
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 Jesus saith unto them, How many
loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
“How many
loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few
small fish.”
And he spake to his disciples, that a
small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should
throng him.
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not
crush Him.
It is like a grain of
mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
It is like a
mustard seed, which is the
smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a
farthing.
Then one poor widow came and put in two
small copper coins, which amounted to a
small fraction of a
denarius.
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?
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of
stature.
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was
small in
stature.
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
And when he had made a
scourge of
small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
So He made a
whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
Philip answered him, Two hundred
pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
Philip answered, “Two hundred
denarii would not
buy enough bread for each of them to have a
small piece.”
There is a
lad here, which hath five barley
loaves, and two
small fishes: but what are they among so many?
“Here is a boy with five barley
loaves and two
small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
Now as soon as it was day, there was no
small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
At
daybreak there was no
small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
When therefore Paul and
Barnabas had no
small dissension and
disputation with them, they determined that Paul and
Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
And after
engaging these men in sharp
debate, Paul and
Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
And the same time there arose no
small stir about that way.
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to
testify to
small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
Passing to the
lee of a
small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the
lifeboat.
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no
small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to
batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
But with me it is a very
small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment:
yea, I judge not mine own self.
I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge
trivial cases?
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very
small helm,
whithersoever the governor listeth.
Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are
steered by a very
small rudder wherever the
pilot is inclined.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
In the same way, the tongue is a
small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how
small a
spark sets a great forest
ablaze.
And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
He held in his hand a
small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the
small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”
And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy
belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the
small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and
ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my
belly was bitter.
So I took the
small scroll from the angel’s hand and
ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
And the nations were
angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name,
small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
The nations were
enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both
small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
And the second beast required all people
small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their
forehead,
And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of
everyone slave and free,
small and great.”
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
And they took all the holy vessels of the Lord, both great and small, with the vessels of the ark of God, and the king’s treasures, and carried them away into Babylon.
And one only path between them both, even between the fire and the water, so small that there could but one man go there at once.
And I
beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other contrary feathers; and they became little feathers and
small.
And, behold, the head that remained and the four wings appeared no more, and the two went unto it and set themselves up to reign, and their kingdom was
small, and fill of
uproar.
And whereas thou sawest the eight small under feathers sticking to her wings, this is the interpretation:
That in him there shall arise eight kings, whose times shall be but small, and their years swift.
It signifieth that these are they, whom the Highest hath kept unto their end: this is the small kingdom and full of trouble, as thou sawest.
And then they ran all together, both small and great, for it was strange unto them that she was come: so they opened the gate, and received them, and made a fire for a light, and stood round about them.
For he which is Lord over all shall fear no man’s person, neither shall he stand in
awe of any man’s greatness: for he hath made the
small and great, and careth for all alike.
For whose cause the earth being
drowned with the flood, wisdom again preserved it, and directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of
small value.
Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.
But they were troubled for a
small season, that they might be
admonished, having a sign of salvation, to put them in
remembrance of the commandment of thy law.
Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small.
A labouring man that A is given to
drunkenness shall not be rich: and he that contemneth
small things shall fall by little and little.
He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.
Many have
sinned for a
small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.
By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the hailstones are broken small.
For all this the people
repented not, neither departed they from their sins, till they were
spoiled and carried out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth: yet there remained a
small people, and a ruler in the house of David:
If ye will not hear my voice, surely this very great multitude shall be turned into a
small number among the nations, where I will
scatter them.
And the king’s servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the
oven hot with
rosin, pitch,
tow, and
small wood;
And when he came near to the going up of Bethhoron,
Judas went forth to meet him with a
small company:
Unto whom
Judas answered, It is no hard matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few; and with the God of heaven it is all one, to deliver with a great multitude, or a
small company:
Nevertheless, when he saw that the money of his treasures failed and that the tributes in the country were
small, because of the
dissension and plague, which he had brought upon the land in taking away the laws which had been of old time;
Wherefore he went in all
haste, and said to the king and the captains of the host and the company, We decay daily, and our
victuals are but
small, and the place we lay siege unto is strong, and the affairs of the kingdom lie upon us:
Which when the priests of Nanea had set forth, and he was entered with a
small company into the compass of the temple, they shut the temple as soon as
Antiochus was come in:
So at the day which he appointed he entered in to order this matter: wherefore there was no
small agony throughout the whole city.
Therefore he came at unawares, and burnt up towns and cities, and got into his hands the most
commodious places, and overcame and put to flight no
small number of his enemies.
First,
verily for the
unfeigned care I have of things pertaining to the king; and secondly, even for that I intend the good of mine own countrymen: for all our nation is in no
small misery through the
unadvised dealing of them aforersaid.