'Standing' in the Bible
“Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness [those who actively seek right standing with God], for they will be [completely] satisfied.
“For I say to you that unless your righteousness (uprightness, moral essence) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Go and learn what this [Scripture] means: ‘I desire compassion [for those in distress], and not [animal] sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call [to repentance] the [self-proclaimed] righteous [who see no need to change], but sinners [those who recognize their sin and actively seek forgiveness].”
At that particular time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.
Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.
I assure you and most solemnly say to you, many prophets and righteous men [who were honorable and in right standing with God] longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Then the righteous [those who seek the will of God] will shine forth [radiating the new life] like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears [to hear], let him hear and heed My words.
So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
For John came to you [walking] in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even change your mind afterward and believe him [accepting what he proclaimed to you].
But he told them, "You see all these things, don't you? I tell all of you with certainty, there isn't a single stone here that will be left standing on top of another. They will all be torn down."
“So when you see the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),
Then these [unbelieving people] will go away into eternal (unending) punishment, but those who are righteous and in right standing with God [will go, by His remarkable grace] into eternal (unending) life.”
And the high priest standing up said to him, Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee?
After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them, since even your accent gives you away.”
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah!”
When Jesus saw their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], He said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
One Sabbath He was walking along [with His disciples] through the grainfields, and as they went along, His disciples began picking the heads of grain.
There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.
Then He said to them, “I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come in power.”
And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.
and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the donkey?”
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
But one of those standing there drew his sword and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.
When the servant saw him again she began to tell those standing nearby, “This man is one of them!”
But again he denied it. After a little while those standing there said to Peter again, “You certainly are one of them, since you’re also a Galilean!”
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “Look, He’s calling for Elijah!”
When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “This man really was God’s Son!”
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,
And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and forthwith standing up she served them.
As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, He was standing by Lake Gennesaret.
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
And immediately standing up before them, having taken up that whereon he was laid, he departed to his house, glorifying God.
One Sabbath while Jesus was passing through fields of standing grain, it happened that His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
and standing at his feet behind him weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the myrrh.
He was told, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep, and when they became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him.
He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves and were confident that they were righteous [posing outwardly as upright and in right standing with God], and who viewed others with contempt:
The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
I tell you, this man went to his home justified [forgiven of the guilt of sin and placed in right standing with God] rather than the other man; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself [forsaking self-righteous pride] will be exalted.”
Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,
So he said to those standing there, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has 10 minas.’
And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vehemently.
And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, 'Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.'
But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, were standing at a distance watching these things.
A man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), a good and honorable man
Again the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples.
Then he told him, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God going up and coming down to the Son of Man."
Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from two to three measures.
he who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, with joy doth rejoice because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy hath been fulfilled.
On the morrow, the multitude that was standing on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little boat there except one -- that into which his disciples entered -- and that Jesus went not in with his disciples into the little boat, but his disciples went away alone,
Now the scribes and the Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery. And standing her in [their] midst,
And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Jesus, standing up, saw her and said, "Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?"
I know that You always hear Me, but because of the crowd standing here I said this, so they may believe You sent Me.”
they were seeking, therefore, Jesus, and said one with another, standing in the temple, 'What doth appear to you -- that he may not come to the feast?'
The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment:
about righteousness [personal integrity and godly character], because I am going to My Father and you will no longer see Me;
“Jesus the Nazarene,” they answered.“I am He,” Jesus told them.Judas, who betrayed Him, was also standing with them.
But Peter remained standing outside by the door. So the other disciple, the one known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the girl who was the doorkeeper and brought Peter in.
Now the slaves and the temple police had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold. They were standing there warming themselves, and Peter was standing with them, warming himself.
When He had said these things, one of the temple police standing by slapped Jesus, saying, “Is this the way you answer the high priest?”
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, “You aren’t one of His disciples too, are you?”He denied it and said, “I am not!”
Standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
A jar of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth.
and Mary was standing near the tomb, weeping without; as she was weeping, then, she stooped down to the tomb, and beholdeth two messengers in white, sitting,
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
But, while they stood intently gazing into the sky as He went, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them,
And in those days Peter, standing up in the midst of the brethren, said, (the crowd of names who were together was about a hundred and twenty,)
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead—by Him this man is standing here before you healthy.
And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
'Go on, and standing, speak in the temple to the people all the sayings of this life;'
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law [of Moses], highly esteemed by all the people, stood up in the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) and ordered that the men be taken outside for a little while.
“Then the Lord said to him:Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Meanwhile, the men who were traveling with Saul were standing speechless, for they heard the voice but didn't see anyone.
They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man well spoken of by all the Jewish people, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear what you have to say.”
He reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.
Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared [beside him] and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter’s side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off his hands.
She recognized Peter’s voice, and because of her joy, she did not open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gateway.
Then Paul stood up and motioned with his hand and said: “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen!
and through Him everyone who believes [who acknowledges Jesus as Lord and Savior and follows Him] is justified and declared free of guilt from all things, from which you could not be justified and freed of guilt through the Law of Moses.
But the Jews incited the prominent women, who worshiped God, and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their district.
And much discussion having taken place, Peter, standing up, said to them, Brethren, ye know that from the earliest days God amongst you chose that the nations by my mouth should hear the word of the glad tidings and believe.
During the night a vision appeared to Paul: A Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help us!”
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