He knew what was in their minds; so he told the man with the withered hand, "Rise and stand forward." He rose and stood before them.

The angel replied, "I am Gabriel, I stand before God; I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.

No one lights a lamp and hides it under a vessel or puts it below the bed: he puts it on a stand so that those who come in can see the light.

and if Satan is divided against himself, how can his realm stand? You say I am casting out daemons by Beelzebul?

No one lights a lamp to put it in a cellar or under a bowl, but on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.

once the master of the House has got up and closed the door. You may stand outside and knock at the door, crying, 'Lord, open for us,' but he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'

No servant can serve two masters: either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will stand by the one and despise the other, you cannot serve both God and Mammon."