Luke 12:37 Cross References - Living_Oracles

³⁷ Happy those servants whom their master, at his return, shall find watching. Indeed, I say to you, that he will gird himself, and having placed them at table, will attend and serve them.

⁴² Watch, therefore, since you know not at what hour your master will come.

⁴⁵ Who, now, is the discreet and faithful servant, whom his master has set over his household, to dispense to them regularly their allowance? ⁴⁶ Happy that servant, if his master, at his return, find him so employed. ⁴⁷ Indeed, I say to you, he will entrust him with the management of all his estate.

²⁰ Then he who had received the five talents, came and presented five other talents, saying, Sir, you delivered to me five talents; here they are, and five other talents which I have gained. ²¹ His master answered, Well done, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful in a small matter, I will give you a more important trust. Partake you of your master's joy. ²² He, also, who had received the two talents, advancing said, Sir, you delivered to me two talents: here they are, and two other talents which I have gained. ²³ His master answered, Well done, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful in a small matter, I will give you a more important trust. Partake you of your master's joy.

⁴³ Happy that servant, if his master, at his arrival, shall find him so employed.

¹ The seniors who are among you, I exhort, who am also a senior, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory which is to be revealed. ² Feed the flock of God, which is with you; exercising the overseer's office, not by constraint, but willingly; neither for the sake of sordid gain, but from good disposition; ³ neither as lording it over the heritage of God, but, being patterns to the flock: ⁴ and when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive the crown of glory which fades not away.

⁸ and not rather, Make ready my supper; gird yourself and serve me, until I have eat and drunk; afterward you may eat and drink?

³⁶ Be vigilant, therefore, praying on every occasion, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these approaching evils, and to stand before the Son of Man.

²⁶ Would any man serve me? let him follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant also be. If any man serve me, my Father will reward him.

⁴ arose from supper, and laying aside his mantle, girt himself about with a towel. ⁵ Then he poured water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.

⁹ For, as it is written, "Those things eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and into the heart of man have not entered, which God has prepared for them who love him."

²¹ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

²³ for I am in a strait between the two, having a strong desire to depart and be with Christ, which is by far the better.

⁷ I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have continued faithful: ⁸ henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will deliver to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them who love his appearing.

¹¹ and thus there shall be richly ministered to you, an entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ Wherefore, beloved, expecting these things, diligently endeavor to be found of him spotless, and irreproachable, in peace.

²¹ As for the conqueror, I will give him to sit down with me upon my throne; as I also have conquered, and sat down with my Father upon his throne.

¹⁷ for the Lamb, who is in the midst of the throne, shall feed them, and he shall lead them to fountains of living water; and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

³ And they sang a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and none could learn the song, unless the one hundred and forty-four thousand who are redeemed from the earth. ⁴ These are they who have not been polluted with women; for they are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goes. These were redeemed from among men, as the first fruits to God, and to the Lamb.

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write: Henceforth blessed are the dead that die in the Lord; yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works follow them!