and said to them, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This very Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in just the way you have seen Him go up into heaven."

They had the men stand before them and repeatedly inquired of them, "By what sort of power and authority have you done this?"

The kings of the earth took their stand. The rulers met against the Lord, and too, against His Christ.'

Now the high priest took a stand, and all his friends, the party of the Sadducees; and being filled with jealousy,

"Go and take your stand in the temple square and continue to tell the people the message of this new life."

So they brought them and had them stand before the council. And the high priest asked them,

So Peter at once got up and went with them. When he reached there, they took him to the room upstairs, and all the widows took their stand around him, crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

Then he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say to him, 'Send to Joppa and invite Simon, who is called Peter, to come over;

he shouted aloud to him, "Get on your feet and stand erect!" Then up he leaped and began to walk.

I was at a loss how to investigate such matters and so asked Paul if he would go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these matters.

And now it is for the hope of the promise made by God to our forefathers that I stand here on trial,

But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for the very purpose of appointing you my servant and a witness to me of the things which you have seen and those which I shall yet enable you to see.

As I have gotten help from God clear down to this very day, I stand here to testify to high and low alike, without adding a syllable to what Moses and the prophets said should take place,

and said, "Stop being afraid, Paul. You must stand before the Emperor; and listen! God has graciously given to you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'