Lexicon :: Strong's G2186 - ephistēmi

Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.[fn]

At that very moment,[fn] she came up and began to thank God and to speak about him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.[fn]

So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and began to serve them.

But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”[fn]

One day as he was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled[fn] from carousing,[fn] drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes.

While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple police, and the Sadducees confronted them,

They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; so they came, seized him, and took him to the Sanhedrin.

While Peter was deeply perplexed about what the vision he had seen might mean, right away the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions to Simon’s house, stood at the gate.

“At that very moment, three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him up and said, “Quick, get up! ” And the chains fell off his wrists.

But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

“came and stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And in that very hour I looked up and saw him.

“And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I stood there giving approval[fn] and guarding the clothes of those who killed him.’

The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Have courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so it is necessary for you to testify in Rome.”

When this man had been seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, I arrived with my troops and rescued him because I learned that he is a Roman citizen.

The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold.

When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close.