'Sit' in the Bible

"To what can I compare the people living today? They're like little children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to each other,

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground,

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne in the renewed creation, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, governing the twelve tribes of Israel.

He asked her, "What do you want?" She told him, "Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left."

"The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'?

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane. He told the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over there and pray."

Then he ordered them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

So he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and gave thanks. He broke them in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to distribute. So they served them to the crowd.

They asked him, "Let us sit in your glory, one on your right and one on your left."

David himself said by the Holy Spirit, "The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'

Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and he told his disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

to shine on those who sit in darkness and in death's shadow, and to guide our feet into the way of peace."

They're like little children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other, "A wedding song we played for you, the dance you all did scorn. A woeful dirge we chanted, too, but then you would not mourn.'

Now there were about 5,000 men. So he told his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50."

How blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching for him when he comes! I tell all of you with certainty, he himself will put on an apron, make them sit down at the table, and go around and serve them.

"When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't sit down at the place of honor in case someone more important than you was invited by the host.

But when you are invited, go and sit down at the place of least honor. Then, when your host comes, he will tell you, "Friend, move up higher,' and you will be honored in the presence of everyone who eats with you.

"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. He will first sit down and estimate the cost to see whether he has enough money to finish it, won't he?

"Or suppose a king is going to war against another king. He will first sit down and consider whether with 10,000 men he can fight the one coming against him with 20,000 men, won't he?

The man replied, "A hundred jars of olive oil.' The manager told him, "Get your bill. Sit down quickly and write "50."'

Because David himself in the book of Psalms says, "The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit down on thrones to govern the twelve tribes of Israel."

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was plenty of grass in that area, so they sat down, numbering about 5,000 men.

Then the neighbors and those who had previously seen him as a beggar said, "This is the man who used to sit and beg, isn't it?"

After all, David did not go up to heaven, but he said, "The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

they knew that he was the man who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

The man replied, "How can I unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him.

At this Paul told him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! How can you sit there and judge me according to the Law, and yet in violation of the Law order me to be struck?"

But to which of the angels did he ever say, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?

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,"

To the one who conquers I will give a place to sit with me on my throne, just as I have conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.