Quotes about Crowd
Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.
- Abbie Hoffman
We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested that crowds were the goal. He never addresses getting your church to grow. Never.
- Charles Swindoll
Among Trump's first moves as president was to have a series of inspirational photographs in the West Wing replaced with images of big crowd scenes at his inaugural ceremony.
- Michael Wolff
As Luke's story unfolds, Jesus continues to undermine expectations involving political power and Jewish identity. In his first public appearance, in a synagogue service, he claims to be the messiah, which creates quite a buzz of support—until he tells them that he will bless Gentiles and be rejected by his own kinsmen. The crowd responds by trying to throw Jesus off a cliff. Israel's messiah isn't supposed to say things like this.
- Peter Enns
If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.
- Jeremiah 9:2
accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.
- Ezekiel 23:42
When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
- Matthew 8:18
Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
- Matthew 8:34
When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.
- Matthew 9:23
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
- Matthew 13:1
When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
- Matthew 14:14
About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
- Matthew 14:21