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μείζων (meízōn) irregular comparative of G3173; larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age):--elder, greater(-est), more.

Appears in a total of 47 verses:

MAT 20:31

OET-LV: 31 And the crowd warned to _them that they _may _keep _silent. But they cried _out greater saying: master, son of _Dawid, show _mercy to _us. (MAT_20:31)

OET-RV: 31 The crowd warned them to be quiet, but they just yelled out even louder, “Master, David’s descendant, show mercy to us!” (MAT 20:31)

MAT 23:17

OET-LV: 17 Foolish and blind. For/Because which is greater, the gold or the temple which having _sanctified the gold? (MAT_23:17)

OET-RV: 17 You are both stupid and blind, because which is greater: the gold, or the temple which makes the gold valuable? (MAT 23:17)

MAT 18:4

OET-LV: 4 Therefore whoever will _be _humbling himself as the this little _child, this one is the greater in the kingdom of _the heavens. (MAT_18:4)

OET-RV: 4 so anyone who humbles themself like this small child is greater in the heavenly kingdom. (MAT 18:4)

CO1 13:13

OET-LV: 13 But right _now is _remaining faith, hope, love, the three things these, and greater of _these is the love. (CO1_13:13)

OET-RV: 13 But for now, these three continue: faith, hope, and love, but love is the greatest one of those. (CO1 13:13)

JHN 10:29

OET-LV: 29 The father of _me who has _given them to _me, is greater than all things, and no _one is _able to _be _snatching out _of the hand of _the father. (JHN_10:29)

OET-RV: 29 My father is the one who gave them to me, and he’s more powerful than any other, so no one can snatch them away from him. (JHN 10:29)

PE2 2:11

OET-LV: 11 where messengers being greater in _strength and power, are_ not _bringing a_slanderous judgement against them before the_master. (PE2_2:11)

OET-RV: 11 whereas even messengers who are greater in both strength and power don’t slander or pass the master’s judgement on those glorious ones. (PE2 2:11)

CO1 12:31

OET-LV: 31 But be _being _zealous for _the gifts the greater. And still by an_excellent way, to _you _all I _am _showing. (CO1_12:31)

OET-RV: 31 But strive for the better gifts.
¶ And now I’ll demonstrate a better way to you all: (CO1 12:31)

MAT 23:11

OET-LV: 11 And the greater of _you _all will _be servant of _you _all. (MAT_23:11)

OET-RV: 11 The most important person will be everyone’s servant (MAT 23:11)

CO1 14:5

OET-LV: 5 And I _am _wanting all you _all to _be _speaking with _tongues, but rather in _order _that you _all _may _be _prophesying, greater is and the one prophesying, than the one speaking in _tongues, besides except not/lest he _may _be _interpreting, in _order _that the assembly building may _receive. (CO1_14:5)

OET-RV: 5 Now I’d like it if you all spoke in other languages, but I’d like it better if you could all be prophesying. The person prophesying is more helpful than someone speaking in other languages, unless they translate so that the assembly can be instructed. (CO1 14:5)

MAT 23:19

OET-LV: 19 Foolish and blind. For/Because which greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifying the gift? (MAT_23:19)

OET-RV: 19 You are both stupid and blind, because which is greater: the gift, or the altar which makes the gift valuable? (MAT 23:19)

MAT 12:6

OET-LV: 6 But I _am _saying to _you _all that one greater than the temple is here. (MAT_12:6)

OET-RV: 6 But I’m telling you that someone greater than the temple is here. (MAT 12:6)

ROM 9:12

OET-LV: 12 not of works, but of the one calling, it _was _said to _her, that The greater will _be _serving for _the lessor. (ROM_9:12)

OET-RV: 12 (not by actions but by God’s calling), she was told, ‘The older child will serve the younger one.’ (ROM 9:12)

JAM 4:6

OET-LV: 6 But greater he _is _giving grace. Therefore he _is _saying: - god against_the_proud is _opposing, but to_the_humble he _is _giving grace. (JAM_4:6)

OET-RV: 6 However, he’s good at giving grace so that’s why it says, ‘God opposes proud people but gives grace to humble ones.’ (JAM 4:6)

JHN 19:11

OET-LV: 11 Yaʸsous answered to _him: You _were_ not _having authority against me not _one, except not/lest was having _been _given to _you from _above. Because _of this the one having _given_ me _over to _you, is _having greater sin. (JHN_19:11)

OET-RV: 11 “You have no authority over me,” Yeshua answered, “none at all, except what has been granted to you from above. Because of this, the sin of the person who handed me over to you is greater.” (JHN 19:11)

JHN 14:12

OET-LV: 12 Truly, truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, the one believing in me, the works that I am _doing, also _that one will _be _doing, and he _will _be _doing greater than these, because I am _going to the father. (JHN_14:12)

OET-RV: 12 I can assure you all that anyone who believes that God sent me and is the source of the miracles that I do, that person will be able to do the same and even greater miracles because I am going to the father. (JHN 14:12)

MAT 11:11

OET-LV: 11 Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, not has _been _raised among the_born ones of _women greater than Yōannaʸs the immerser. But the the_least in the kingdom of _the heavens, is greater than he. (MAT_11:11)

OET-RV: 11 I can assure you that no person who’s ever been born is greater than Yohan-the-immerser. But even the least important person in the heavenly kingdom is greater than him. (MAT 11:11)

MAT 18:1

OET-LV: 18 In that the hour the apprentices/followers approached to_ the _Yaʸsous saying: Who consequently is the_greater in the kingdom of _the heavens? (MAT_18:1)

OET-RV: 18 Around that time his apprentices approached Yeshua and asked him, “So who will be the greatest in the heavenly kingdom?” (MAT 18:1)

JHN 14:28

OET-LV: 28 You _all _heard that I said to _you _all: I _am _going _away and I _am _coming to you _all. If you _all _were _loving me, you _all_ would _were _elated that I _am _going to the father, of _me because the father is greater than of _me. (JHN_14:28)

OET-RV: 28 You all heard me say that I’m going away and then will be coming back. If you really loved me, you’d be very happy that I’m going to the father, because the father is greater than me. (JHN 14:28)

LUK 7:28

OET-LV: 28 I _am _saying to _you _all, no _one is greater among those born of _women Yōannaʸs, but the the_least in the kingdom of_ the _god is greater than he. (LUK_7:28)

OET-RV: 28 I’m telling all of you, no one who’s been born from a woman is greater than Yohan, yet the lowest person in God’s kingdom is greater than him.” (LUK 7:28)

LUK 22:27

OET-LV: 27 For/Because who is greater, the one reclining or the one serving? Not the one reclining? But in the_midst of _you _all I am as the one serving. (LUK_22:27)

OET-RV: 27 Because who is greater: the one on the couch, or the one who’s serving? Isn’t it the one on the couch? But among all of you, I’m like the one serving (LUK 22:27)

HEB 9:11

OET-LV: 11 But chosen _one /messiah having _appeared as _chief _priest, of _the having _become good things, by the greater and more _perfect tent, neither of _handmade this is, not of _this the creation, (HEB_9:11)

OET-RV: 11 But when Messiah came as high priest over what had now become good through the greater and more perfect tent of worship which wasn’t put together by people and isn’t part of this world, (HEB 9:11)

JHN 5:36

OET-LV: 36 But I am _having the testimony greater than the Yōannaʸs, because/for the works that the father has _given to _me, in _order _that I _may _complete them, the same works which I _am _doing, is _testifying concerning me that the father has _sent_ me _out. (JHN_5:36)

OET-RV: 36 But I have a stronger testimony than Yohan’s because the father has entrusted works to me to complete, and which I’m already doing and which clearly show that the father sent me here. (JHN 5:36)

JHN 1:50

OET-LV: 50 Yaʸsous answered and said to _him: Because I _said to _you that I _saw you beneath the fig _tree, you _are _believing? You _will _be _seeing greater than these things. (JHN_1:50)

OET-RV: 50 Yeshua responded, “So you believe this because I said that I had seen you under the fig tree. You’ll get to see much greater things than that!” (JHN 1:50)

MAT 13:32

OET-LV: 32 which on _one _hand it _is smaller of _all the seeds, on _the _other _hand whenever it _may _be _grown is greater than the garden _plants and is _becoming a_tree, so _that the birds of _the sky to _come and to _be _nesting in the branches of _it. (MAT_13:32)

OET-RV: 32 Even though it’s a very small seed, it grows larger than most garden plants and becomes such a large bush that birds even come and nest in its branches.” (MAT 13:32)

JHN 4:12

OET-LV: 12 You are not greater than the father of _us Yakōb, who gave the well to _us, and drank of it himself, and the sons of _him, and the livestock of _him? (JHN_4:12)

OET-RV: 12 I doubt that you’re greater than our ancestor Yacob who made this well for us and drank this water along with his children and his animals.” (JHN 4:12)

LUK 12:18

OET-LV: 18 And he _said: This I _will _be _doing: I _will _be _taking _down the barns and greater barns of _me and I _will _be _building, I _will _be _gathering _together there all the grain and the good things of _me. (LUK_12:18)

OET-RV: 18 ‘Ah,’ he said, ‘I know what I’ll do. I’ll knock down my barns and build bigger ones, and then I’ll store all my grain and other produce in there. (LUK 12:18)

JHN 13:16

OET-LV: 16 Truly, truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, is not a_slave greater than the master of _him, nor an_ambassador greater than the one having _sent him. (JHN_13:16)

OET-RV: 16 I can assure you that a slave isn’t greater than his master, and a missionary isn’t greater than the king who sends him. (JHN 13:16)

LUK 22:24

OET-LV: 24 And it_ also _became a_contention among them, that which of _them is _supposing to _be the_greater. (LUK_22:24)

OET-RV: 24 and it soon turned into a dispute between them about which one of them was the greatest, (LUK 22:24)

JHN 5:20

OET-LV: 20 For/Because the father is _loving the son, and is _showing all things to _him which himself is _doing, and he _will _be _showing greater than these things works to _him, in _order _that you _all may _be _marvelling. (JHN_5:20)

OET-RV: 20 You see, the father loves his son and shows him everything that he’s doing. In fact, he’ll be showing him even greater things than what he’s done already, so that you all will be amazed. (JHN 5:20)

HEB 6:13

OET-LV: 13 For/Because the to _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) having _promised the god, because by no _one he _was _having greater to _swear, he _swore by himself (HEB_6:13)

OET-RV: 13 When God made promises to Abraham, because he didn’t have anyone more powerful to take an oath in front of, he did it in his own name (HEB 6:13)

JN1 4:4

OET-LV: 4 You _all are of the god, little _children, and you _all _have _overcome them, because greater is the one in you _all, than the one in the world. (JN1_4:4)

OET-RV: 4 You new believers are in God and you have defeated the false prophets, because the one in you is more powerful than the one in the world. (JN1 4:4)

MRK 12:31

OET-LV: 31 The_second is this: You _will _be _loving the neighbour of _you as yourself. Another command is not greater than these. (MRK_12:31)

OET-RV: 31 And the second is: ‘Love your neighbour like you look after yourself.’ There’s no other commands more important than these.” (MRK 12:31)

LUK 9:46

OET-LV: 46 And a_speculation came _in among them, who wishfully might _be the_ greater _one of _them. (LUK_9:46)

OET-RV: 46 Then the apprentices got themselves into a discussion about which of them might hopefully be considered the greatest. (LUK 9:46)

LUK 22:26

OET-LV: 26 But you _all not thus, but the greater among you _all, him _let _be _becoming as the younger, and the one leading, as the one serving. (LUK_22:26)

OET-RV: 26 But all of you shouldn’t be like that, but rather the greatest one of you should become like the youngest, and the one who leads you all should become like the servant. (LUK 22:26)

JHN 15:20

OET-LV: 20 Be _remembering about _the message which I said to _you _all: a_slave is Not greater than the master of _him. If they _persecuted me, they_˓will˒_ also _be _persecuting you _all, if they _kept the message of _me, they_˓will˒_ also _be _keeping the your message. (JHN_15:20)

OET-RV: 20 Remember that I told you that slaves are not greater than their master. So if they persecuted me, they’ll also be persecuting you all. (If they’d obeyed my teaching, they would also obey your teaching.) (JHN 15:20)

JN3 1:4

OET-LV: 4 Greater than these things not I _am _having joy, that I _may _be _hearing the my children in the truth walking. (JN3_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 Nothing makes me more happy than hearing that other believers that I’ve helped are living out the truth. (JN3 1:4)

MRK 4:32

OET-LV: 32 and whenever it _may _be _sown, is _going _up and is _becoming greater than all the garden _plants, and is _producing great branches, so _that the birds of _the sky to _be _able to _be _nesting under the shadow of _it. (MRK_4:32)

OET-RV: 32 But when it’s planted and grows up, it forms a large bush with many branches so that birds can rest in its shade.” (MRK 4:32)

JAM 3:1

OET-LV: 3 Not many teachers be _becoming, brothers of _me, having _known that greater judgement we _will _be _receiving. (JAM_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 My brothers and sisters, not everyone should desire to be a teacher because we know that us teachers will be judged more strictly. (JAM 3:1)

JHN 8:53

OET-LV: 53 You are not greater than Abraʼam the father of _us, who died _off? Also the prophets died _off. Whom you _are _making yourself? (JHN_8:53)

OET-RV: 53 How could you be greater than our ancestor Abraham who died? Even the prophets died. Who do you think you are?” (JHN 8:53)

LUK 7:26

OET-LV: 26 But what you _all _came _out to _see? A_prophet? Yes, I _am _saying to _you _all, and more _important than a_prophet. (LUK_7:26)

OET-RV: 26 So what was it that you went out to see? A prophet? Yes, I’ll tell you that he is more important than any old prophet. (LUK 7:26)

JN1 3:20

OET-LV: 20 that if the heart of _us may _be _condemning, that the god is greater than the heart of _us, and he _is _knowing all things. (JN1_3:20)

OET-RV: 20 that if we are feeling condemned, God is greater than our feelings and he knows everything. (JN1 3:20)

HEB 6:16

OET-LV: 16 For/Because people by the greater one are _swearing, and of _all to _them controversy an_end is, because/for confirmation the oath given. (HEB_6:16)

OET-RV: 16 Yes, people make oaths in front of someone more powerful and then there’s no controversy, because the oath is the confirmation. (HEB 6:16)

MAT 20:28

OET-LV: 28 as the son of_ the _man came not to _be _served, but to _serve and to _give the life of _him a_ransom for many. (MAT_20:28)

OET-RV: 28 in the same way that humanity’s child didn’t come to be served, but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people.” (MAT 20:28)

HEB 11:26

OET-LV: 26 greater riches than having _considered the of _Aiguptos/(Miʦrayim) treasures, the derision of _the chosen _one /messiah, because/for he _was _looking toward the reward. (HEB_11:26)

OET-RV: 26 He calculated that enduring derision for the messiah was better than the riches of Egypt because he was considering the future reward. (HEB 11:26)

JHN 15:13

OET-LV: 13 No _one is _having love greater than this: that someone may _lay the life of _himself for the friends of _him. (JHN_15:13)

OET-RV: 13 No one has greater love than the one who gives up their own life for their friends. (JHN 15:13)

MRK 9:34

OET-LV: 34 And they were _keeping _silent, because/for they _were _discussing with one _another on the road, who was greater. (MRK_9:34)

OET-RV: 34 But they didn’t reply because while they were walking, they had been talking about which of them is the best. (MRK 9:34)

JN1 5:9

OET-LV: 9 If we _are _receiving the testimony the of _humans, the testimony of_ the _god is greater, because this is the testimony of_ the _god, that he _has _testified concerning the son of _him. (JN1_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 If we accept testimonies from people, then God’s testimony is better, because God’s testimony is about his son. (JN1 5:9)

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