Adjective mesos (midst) in the New Testament

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

10: 16"See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst (mesos) of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
13: 25but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds in the midst (mesos) of wheat, and then went away.
13: 49So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the midst (mesos) of righteous
14: 6But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst (mesos), and she pleased Herod
18: 2He called a child, whom he put in the midst (mesos) of them,
18: 20For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there into the midst (mesos) of them."
25: 6But in the midst (mesos) of the night there was a shout, 'Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'

Mark

3: 3And he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Stand up in the midst (mesos) [of all]"
6: 47When evening came, the boat was out in the midst (mesos) of the sea, and he was alone on the land.
7: 31Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the midst (mesos) of the region of the Decapolis.
9: 36Then he took a little child and put it in the midst (mesos) of them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them,
14: 60Then the high priest stood up in the midst (mesos) of them and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer? What is it that they testify against you?"

Luke

2: 46After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst (mesos) of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
4: 30But he passed through the midst (mesos) of them and went on his way.
4: 35But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown him down in the midst (mesos) of them, he came out of him without having done him any harm.
5: 19but finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles in the midst (mesos) of the crowd in front of Jesus.
6: 8Even though he knew what they were thinking, he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Come and stand in the midst (mesos) [of all]." He got up and stood there.
8: 7Some fell in the midst (mesos) of thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it.
10: 3Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst (mesos) of wolves.
17: 11On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee.
21: 21Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those in the midst (mesos) [of the city] must leave it, and those out in the country must not enter it;
22: 27For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? But I am in your midst (mesos) as one who serves.
22: 55When they had kindled a fire in the midst (mesos) of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat in the midst (mesos) of them.
22: 55When they had kindled a fire in the midst (mesos) of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them.
23: 45while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in its midst (mesos).
24: 36While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood in the midst (mesos) of them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

John

1: 26John answered them, "I baptize with water. In your midst (mesos) stands one whom you do not know,
8: 3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand in the midst (mesos) of all of them,
8: 9When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing in the midst (mesos).
19: 18There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the midst (mesos).
20: 19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst (mesos) and said, "Peace be with you."
20: 26A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood in their midst (mesos) and said, "Peace be with you."

Acts

1: 15In those days Peter stood up in the midst (mesos) of the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said,
1: 18(Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the midst (mesos) and all his bowels gushed out.
2: 22"You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him in your midst (mesos), as you yourselves know
4: 7When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst (mesos), they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
17: 22Then Paul stood in the midst (mesos) of the Areopagus and said, "Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way.
17: 33At that point Paul left from the midst (mesos) of them.
23: 10When the dissension became violent, the tribune, fearing that they would tear Paul to pieces, ordered the soldiers to go down, take him by force from the midst (mesos) of them, and bring him into the barracks.
26: 13when in the midst (mesos) of the day along the road, your Excellency, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
27: 21Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul then stood up in the midst (mesos) of them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and thereby avoided this damage and loss.
27: 27When the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria, in the midst (mesos) of the night the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.

1 Thessalonians

2: 7though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle in the midst (mesos) of you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children.

2 Thessalonians

2: 7For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one who now restrains it is removed from the midst (mesos) [of us]

Philippians

2: 15so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst (mesos) of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world.

1 Corinthians

5: 2And you are arrogant! Should you not rather have mourned, so that he who has done this would have been removed from your midst (mesos)?
6: 5I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to decide in the midst (mesos) of his brothers,

2 Corinthians

6: 17Therefore come out from their midst (mesos), and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you,

Colossians

2: 14erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside from our midst (mesos), nailing it to the cross.

Hebrews

2: 12saying, "I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters, in the midst (mesos) of the congregation I will praise you."

Revelation

1: 13and in the midst (mesos) of the lampstands I saw one like the Son of Man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash across his chest.
2: 1"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst (mesos) of the seven golden lampstands:
4: 6and in the midst (mesos) of the throne there is something like a sea of glass, like crystal. Around the throne, and on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:
5: 6Then I saw in the midst (mesos) of the throne and the four living creatures and in the midst (mesos) of the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
6: 6and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst (mesos) of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, but do not damage the olive oil and the wine!"
7: 17for the Lamb in the midst (mesos) of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
22: 2in the midst (mesos) of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.