65 Bible Verses about Sitting
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Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.
But Moses' hands became tired; so they put a stone under him and he took his seat on it, Aaron and Hur supporting his hands, one on one side and one on the other; so his hands were kept up without falling till the sun went down.
While he himself went a day's journey into the waste land, and took a seat under a broom-plant, desiring for himself only death; for he said, It is enough: now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.
Then comes Jesus with them to a place named Gethsemane, and says to his disciples, Be seated here, while I go over there for prayer.
So early on the day after they got up and made burned offerings and peace-offerings; and took their seats at the feast, and then gave themselves to pleasure.
But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,
So seating themselves they had food and drink, the two of them together; and the girl's father said to the man, If it is your pleasure, take your rest here tonight, and let your heart be glad.
And at meal-time Boaz said to her, Come here, and take some of the bread, and put your bit into the wine. And she took her seat among the grain-cutters: and he gave her dry grain, and she took it, and there was more than enough for her meal.
So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.
When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;
And you are not to go into the house of feasting, or be seated with them to take food or drink.
And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.
Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.
And seeing great masses of people he went up into the mountain; and when he was seated his disciples came to him. And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,
And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.
And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.
And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.
And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.
And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.
And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.
Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
And death will come to every mother's first male child in all the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power, to the child of the servant-girl crushing the grain; and the first births of all the cattle.
Come now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?
And Solomon said, Great was your mercy to David my father, as his life before you was true and upright and his heart was true to you; and you have kept for him this greatest mercy, a son to take his place this day.
And the Lord said to Jehu, Because you have done well in doing what is right in my eyes and effecting all my purpose for the family of Ahab, your sons will be kings of Israel to the fourth generation.
And he will be the builder of the Temple of the Lord; and the glory will be his, and he will take his place as ruler on the seat of power; and Joshua will be a priest at his right hand, and between them there will be a design of peace.
And they said to him, Let us be seated, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.
And he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, with all the army of heaven in their places round him at his right hand and at his left.
God is the ruler over the nations; God is on the high seat of his holy rule.
Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.
In the year of King Uzziah's death I saw the Lord seated in his place, high and lifted up, and the Temple was full of the wide skirts of his robe.
Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,
Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;
But when Jesus had made one offering for sins for ever, he took his place at the right hand of God;
Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
To him who overcomes I will give a place with me on my high seat, even as I overcame, and am seated with my Father on his high seat.
The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,
Saying with a loud voice, Salvation to our God who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb.
Now on the day after, Moses took his seat to give decisions for the people: and the people were waiting before Moses from morning till evening.
But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:
Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.
And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.
Now it came to the ears of Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an unsexed servant in the king's house, that they had put Jeremiah into the water-hole; the king at that time being seated in the doorway of Benjamin:
But the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it.
Let the nations be awake, and come to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will be seated as judge of all the nations round about.
And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.
So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?
But every man will be seated under his vine and under his fig-tree, and no one will be a cause of fear to them: for the mouth of the Lord of armies has said it.
In that day, says the Lord of armies, you will be one another's guests under the vine and under the fig-tree.
But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.
By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,
So that we came back from death with him, and are seated with him in the heavens, in Christ Jesus;
Topics on Sitting
God Sitting In Glory
Isaiah 6:1In the year of King Uzziah's death I saw the Lord seated in his place, high and lifted up, and the Temple was full of the wide skirts of his robe.
People Sitting Down
John 6:10Jesus said, Let the people be seated. Now there was much grass in that place. And those seated on the grass were about five thousand.
Sitting At The Feet
Psalm 110:1The Lord said to my lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put all those who are against you under your feet.
Sitting In Dejection
Lamentations 1:17Zion's hands are outstretched; she has no comforter; the Lord has given orders to the attackers of Jacob round about him: Jerusalem has become like an unclean thing among them.
Sitting In Fellowship
Exodus 32:6So early on the day after they got up and made burned offerings and peace-offerings; and took their seats at the feast, and then gave themselves to pleasure.
Sitting In Security
Micah 4:4But every man will be seated under his vine and under his fig-tree, and no one will be a cause of fear to them: for the mouth of the Lord of armies has said it.
Sitting In The Gateway
Psalm 69:12I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.
Sitting To Teach
Deuteronomy 11:19Teaching them to your children, and talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up: