Luke 12:36 Cross References - Lamsa

³⁶ And be like men who expect their master, when he will return from the wedding house; so that when he comes and knocks, they will immediately open the door for him.

¹ AND Jesus answered again by parables, and said, ² The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a marriage-feast for his son. ³ And he sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage-feast, but they would not come. ⁴ Again he sent other servants and said, Tell those who are invited, Behold my supper is ready, and my oxen and fatlings are killed, and everything is prepared; come to the marriage- feast. ⁵ But they sneered at it, and went away, one to his field, another to his business; ⁶ And the rest seized his servants and insulted them, and killed them. ⁷ When the king heard it he was angry; and he sent out his armies and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. ⁸ Then he said to his servants, Now the marriage-feast is ready, and those who were invited were unworthy. ⁹ Go, therefore, to the main roads, and whomever you may find, invite them to the marriage- feast. ¹⁰ So the servants went out to the roads and gathered together every one they could find, bad and good; and the wedding-house was filled with guests. ¹¹ When the king entered to see the guests, he saw there a man who was not wearing wedding garments. ¹² And he said to him, My friend, how did you enter here, when you do not have wedding garments? And he was speechless. ¹³ Then the king said to the servants, Bind his hands and his feet and take him out into darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¹⁴ For many are invited, and few are chosen.

⁴² Be alert, therefore, for you do not know at what hour your Lord will come. ⁴³ But know this much, that if the master of the house knew at what watch of the night the thief comes, he would keep awake and would not let his house be plundered. ⁴⁴ For this reason, you also be ready, for the Son of man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

¹ THEN the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to greet the bridegroom and the bride. ² Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. ³ And the foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them. ⁴ But the wise ones took oil in the vessels with their lamps. ⁵ As the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. ⁶ And at midnight there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to greet him. ⁷ Then all the virgins got up and fixed their lamps. ⁸ And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. ⁹ Then the wise ones answered and said, Why, there would not be enough for us and for you; go to those who sell and buy for yourselves. ¹⁰ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready entered with him into the wedding house, and the door was locked. ¹¹ Afterward the other virgins also came and said, Our lord, our lord, open to us. ¹² But he answered and said to them, Truly I say to you, I do not know you. ¹³ Be alert, therefore, for you do not know, that day nor the hour.

³⁴ It is just like a man who went on a journey, and left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to each man his work, and he commanded the porter to keep awake. ³⁵ Be alert therefore, for you do not know when the owner of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at the cockcrow, or in the morning. ³⁶ He might come suddenly, and find you asleep. ³⁷ What I say to you I say to all of you: Be alert.

²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simon; and this man was pious and righteous, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And it was said to him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death, until he sees the Anointed of the Lord. ²⁷ This man was led by the Spirit to the temple; and when the parents brought in the boy Jesus, to do for him according to what is commanded in the law, ²⁸ He received him in his arms, and blessed God, and said, ²⁹ Now dismiss thy servant, O my Lord, in peace, according to your word; ³⁰ For behold, mine eyes have already seen your mercies,

⁷ But you, my brethren, be patient, until the coming of the LORD, just as the husbandman waits for the precious crops of his field, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and the latter rain. ⁸ You be patient also: strengthen your hearts: for the coming of our LORD is at hand.

¹³ Therefore I think it is right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; ¹⁴ Knowing that shortly I must depart this life, even as our LORD Jesus Christ has shown me. ¹⁵ Be diligent always, that you may be able to keep these things in remembrance; even after my departure.

²⁰ But you, my beloved, build up yourselves anew in the holy faith through the Holy Spirit, by means of prayer. ²¹ Keep ourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our LORD Jesus Christ and for the life which is ours forever.

²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him, and he with me.