74 Bible Verses about Standing

But Stephen, filled by the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw God’s glory, with Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and he said,

The Lord said, “Here is a place near Me. You are to stand on the rock,

Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.”

Then the prophet went and waited for the king on the road. He disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.

Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”

When he went out about nine in the morning, he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

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.”

So he said to those standing there, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has 10 minas.’

When they heard this, they left one by one, starting with the older men. Only He was left, with the woman in the center.

When the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing on the path with a drawn sword in His hand, she turned off the path and went into the field. So Balaam hit her to return her to the path.

“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing in front of the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

“At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as it is today.

When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”

Every morning and evening for 40 days the Philistine came forward and took his stand.

When David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell down with their faces to the ground.

An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: A Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help us!”

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.

So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

How happy are your men. How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.

Then Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and the whole heavenly host was standing by Him at His right hand and at His left hand.

Then the king turned and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.

Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform made for this purpose. Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah stood beside him on his right; to his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi then read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing by the king.

He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man treasured by God. Understand the words that I’m saying to you. Stand on your feet, for I have now been sent to you.” After he said this to me, I stood trembling.

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and tell you this good news.

The angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven going out after presenting themselves to the Lord of the whole earth.

After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were robed in white with palm branches in their hands.

Then I saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of God; seven trumpets were given to them.

Early in the morning Abraham went to the place where he had stood before the Lord.

“Do not come closer,” He said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up. Praise Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting.”

Praise Your glorious name,
and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

As all the people saw the pillar of cloud remaining at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up, then bow in worship, each one at the door of his tent.

The day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord said to me, ‘Assemble the people before Me, and I will let them hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth and may instruct their children.’

“All of you are standing today before the Lord your God—your leaders, tribes, elders, officials, all the men of Israel,

“Please, my lord,” she said, “as sure as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord.

They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise in the evening.

“If disaster comes on us—sword or judgment, pestilence or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your name is in this temple. We will cry out to You because of our distress, and You will hear and deliver.”

Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in His holy place?

The prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the temple of the Lord.

“Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing.

The Pharisee took his stand and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Who are you to criticize another’s household slave? Before his own Lord he stands or falls. And he will stand. For the Lord is able to make him stand.

The next day Moses sat down to judge the people, and they stood around Moses from morning until evening.

But you, why do you criticize your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before the tribunal of God.

“The priest is to bring her forward and have her stand before the Lord.

You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

the two people in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and judges in authority at that time.

Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged or mistreated? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to overlook something? I will return it to you.”

Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.

Now Jesus stood before the governor. “Are You the King of the Jews?” the governor asked Him.

Jesus answered, “You have said it.”

The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s proclamation, and look—something greater than Jonah is here!

When Paul realized that one part of them were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am being judged because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”

But Paul said: “I am standing at Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as even you can see very well.

I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged according to their works by what was written in the books.

When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are secure forever.

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near!”

We have also obtained access through Him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

Now brothers, I want to clarify for you the gospel I proclaimed to you; you received it and have taken your stand on it.

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like a man, be strong.

Now it is God who strengthens us, with you, in Christ and has anointed us.

Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.

So then, my brothers, you are dearly loved and longed for—my joy and crown. In this manner stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always contending for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.

Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, either by our message or by our letter.

You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

I have written you this brief letter through Silvanus (I know him to be a faithful brother) to encourage you and to testify that this is the true grace of God. Take your stand in it!

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to humanity. God is faithful, and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape so that you are able to bear it.