Who are you to criticize someone else's servant? He stands or falls before his own Lord and stand he will, because the Lord makes him stand.

For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.

But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he told the man with the paralyzed hand, "Get up, and stand in the middle of the synagogue." So he got up and stood there.

They asked, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This same Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you saw him go up into heaven."

They made Peter and John stand in front of them and began asking, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

The kings of the earth take their stand, and rulers meet together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'

"Go, stand in the Temple, and keep on telling the people the whole message about this life they can have."

When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council, and the high priest began to question them.

They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

They had false witnesses stand up and say, "This man never stops saying things against this Holy Place and against the Law.

But Peter made him get up, saying, "Stand up! I, too, am only a man."

he said in a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" Then the man jumped up and began to walk.

The next day, since the tribune wanted to find out exactly what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, he released him and ordered the high priests and the entire Council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

"And now I stand here on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our ancestors.

"The Lord answered, "I'm Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and stand on your feet, because I've appeared to you for the very purpose of appointing you to be my servant and witness of what you've seen and of what I'll show you.

I've had help from God to this day, and so I stand here to testify to both the powerful and the lowly alike, stating only what the prophets and Moses said would happen

and said, "Stop being afraid, Paul! You must stand before the emperor. Indeed, God has given to you the lives of everyone who is sailing with you.'

Then the Devil took him to the Holy City and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple.

People don't light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

"And whenever you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

Why, then, do you criticize your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For all of us will stand before the judgment seat of God.

He knew what they were thinking and told them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How, then, can his kingdom stand?

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look something greater than Jonah is here!

The queen of the south will stand up and condemn the people living today, because she came from so far away to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look! Something greater than Solomon is here!"

Now I'm making known to you, brothers, the gospel that I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you have taken your stand,

I had also written to you to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in every way.

Calling a little child forward, he had him stand among them.

Now I have sent the brothers so that our boasting about you in this matter may not prove to be an idle boast, and so that you may stand ready, just as I said.

Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the Devil's strategies.

Stand firm, therefore, having fastened the belt of truth around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Therefore, my dear brothers whom I long for, my joy and my victor's crown, this is how you must stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of the Messiah Jesus, sends you his greetings. He is always wrestling in his prayers for you, so that you may stand mature, completely convinced of the entire will of God.

Therefore, when we could stand it no longer, we decided to remain alone in Athens

But when I could stand it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I was afraid that the tempter had tempted you in some way, and that our work had been a waste of time.

For now we can go on living, as long as you continue to stand firm in the Lord.

So then, brothers, stand firm, and cling to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.

Meanwhile, Jesus was made to stand in front of the governor. The governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so."

For a tent was set up, and in the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the bread of the Presence. This was called the Holy Place.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

And if a household is divided against itself, that household won't stand.

So if Satan rebels against himself and is divided, he cannot stand. Indeed, his end has come.

Then Jesus told them, "A lamp isn't brought indoors to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? It's to be put on a lamp stand, isn't it?

If you give special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Please take this seat," but you say to the poor man, "Stand over there" or "Sit on the floor at my feet,"

Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written this short letter to encourage you and to testify that this is to be the true grace of God in which you are to stand firm!

Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling and to make you stand joyful and faultless in his glorious presence,

Therefore, remember how far you have fallen. Repent and go back to what you were doing at first. If you don't, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place unless you repent.

Then I saw the seven angels who stand in God's presence, and seven trumpets were given to them.

Then I was given a stick like a measuring rod. I was told, "Stand up and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count those who worship there.

Then he took a little child and had him stand among them. He took him in his arms and told them,

"Whenever you stand up to pray, forgive whatever you have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins.

"As for yourselves, be on your guard! People will hand you over to local councils, and you will be beaten in their synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings to testify to them because of me.

Frightened by the torture that she experiences, they will stand far away and cry out, "How terrible, how terrible it is for that great city, the powerful city Babylon, because your judgment arrived in a single hour!"

Frightened by the severity of her punishment, businesses that had become rich because of her will stand at a distance, crying and mourning:

The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to speak to you and to announce this good news to you.

The Devil also took him into Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple. He told Jesus, "Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,