Bible verses about "midnight" | ABU

¹ For the kingdom of heaven is like to a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. ² And having agreed with the laborers for a denáry a day, he sent them into his vineyard. ³ And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place. ⁴ And to them he said: Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went their way. ⁵ Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. ⁶ And about the eleventh he went out, and found others standing, and says to them: Why stand ye here all the day idle? ⁷ They say to him: Because no one hired us. He says to them: Go ye also into the vineyard. ⁸ And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward: Call the laborers, and pay them the hire, beginning from the last, unto the first. ⁹ And they of the eleventh hour came, and received every man a denáry. ¹⁰ But when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they also received each one a denáry. ¹¹ And on receiving it, they murmured against the householder, ¹² saying: These last labored one hour, and thou madest them equal to us, who bore the burden of the day, and the burning heat. ¹³ But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree with me for a denáry? ¹⁴ Take what is thine, and go. But I will give to this last, even as to thee. ¹⁵ Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? ¹⁶ So will the last be first, and the first last; for many are called, but few are chosen.

⁵¹ Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

¹ AND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple; and his disciples came to him, to show him the buildings of the temple. ² And he answering said to them: See ye not all these things? Verily I say to you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. ³ And as he sat on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us, when will these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world? ⁴ And Jesus answering said to them: Take heed, lest any one lead you astray. ⁵ For many will come in my name, saying: I am the Christ; and will lead astray many. ⁶ And ye will hear of wars, and rumors of wars. Take heed, be not troubled; for all must come to pass; but not yet is the end! ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. ⁸ But all these are the beginning of sorrows. ⁹ Then will they deliver you up unto affliction, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰ And then will many be offended, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another. ¹¹ And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray. ¹² And because iniquity abounds, the love of the many will become cold. ¹³ But he that has endured to the end, the same shall be saved. ¹⁴ And this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end. ¹⁵ When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that reads mark!) ¹⁶ then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; he that is upon the house, ¹⁷ let him not come down to take the things out of his house; ¹⁸ and he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his garments. ¹⁹ But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! ²⁰ And pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on a sabbath. ²¹ For then will be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no nor shall be. ²² And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the chosen, those days shall be shortened. ²³ Then if any one say to you: Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here, believe it not. ²⁴ For there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so as, if possible, to lead even the chosen astray. ²⁵ Behold, I have told you before. ²⁶ If therefore they say to you: Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth; Behold, he is in the secret chambers, believe it not. ²⁷ For as the lightning comes forth from the east, and shines even unto the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. ²⁸ For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. ²⁹ And immediately, after the affliction of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken. ³⁰ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. ³¹ And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. ³² And learn the parable from the fig-tree: When its branch is already become tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that the summer is near. ³³ So also ye, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors. ³⁴ Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things are done. ³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away. ³⁶ But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only. ³⁷ But as the days of Noah, so shall be also the coming of the Son of man. ³⁸ For as they were in the days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, ³⁹ and knew not until the flood came, and took all away; so shall be also the coming of the Son of man. ⁴⁰ Then shall there be two men in the field, one is taken, and one is left; ⁴¹ two women grinding at the mill, one is taken, and one is left. ⁴² Watch therefore; for ye know not in what day your Lord comes. ⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. ⁴⁴ Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man comes. ⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord set over his household, to give them their food in due season? ⁴⁶ Happy that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing! ⁴⁷ Verily I say to you, that he will set him over all his goods. ⁴⁸ But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord delays his coming; ⁴⁹ and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; ⁵⁰ the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for it, and in an hour when he is not aware; ⁵¹ and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!

²⁶ And having sung, they went out into the mount of the Olives.

²³ But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for such the Father seeks to worship him.

¹³ Watch, therefore; because ye know not the day, nor the hour!

³ Remember therefore how thou hast received, and didst hear, and keep, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come upon thee.

⁷ And on the first day of the week, we having come together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them (being about to depart on the morrow), and continued the discourse until midnight.

¹ THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. ² And five of them were wise, and five foolish. ³ The foolish, taking their lamps, took no oil with them; ⁴ but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. ⁵ While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. ⁶ And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom! Go out to meet him. ⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out. ⁹ But the wise answered, saying: Not so; there will not be enough for us and you. Go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. ¹⁰ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they who were ready went in with him to the marriage; and the door was shut. ¹¹ And afterward come also the rest of the virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. ¹² But he answering said: Verily I say to you, I know you not. ¹³ Watch, therefore; because ye know not the day, nor the hour! ¹⁴ For as a man going abroad called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods; ¹⁵ and to one gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and straightway went abroad. ¹⁶ And he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained other five talents. ¹⁷ Likewise also he that received the two gained other two. ¹⁸ But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. ¹⁹ After a long time the lord of those servants comes, and reckons with them. ²⁰ And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou deliveredst to me five talents; behold, I gained other five talents beside them. ²¹ His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a little, I will set thee over much. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²² And he also that received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst to me two talents; behold, I gained other two talents beside them. ²³ His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a little, I will set thee over much. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²⁴ And he also that received the one talent came and said: Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou strewedst not. ²⁵ And fearing, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Lo, thou hast thine own. ²⁶ And his lord answering said to him: Wicked and slothful servant! Thou knewest that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I strewed not? ²⁷ Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers; and when I came, I should have received my own with interest. ²⁸ Take therefore the talent from him, and give to him that has the ten talents. ²⁹ For to every one that has shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away. ³⁰ And cast forth the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! ³¹ And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he sit on his throne of glory. ³² And before him shall be gathered all the nations; and he will divide them one from another, as the shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. ³³ And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. ³⁴ Then will the King say to those on his right hand: Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger and ye took me in, ³⁶ naked and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me. ³⁷ Then will the righteous answer him, saying: Lord, when saw we thee hungering and fed thee, or thirsting and gave thee drink? ³⁸ And when saw we thee a stranger and took thee in, or naked and clothed thee? ³⁹ And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee? ⁴⁰ And the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me. ⁴¹ Then will he say also to those on the left hand: Depart from me, accursed, into the everlasting fire; prepared for the Devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye did not give me drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger, and ye did not take me in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; sick, and in prison, and ye did not visit me. ⁴⁴ Then will they also answer, saying: Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee? ⁴⁵ Then will he answer them, saying: Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. ⁴⁶ And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.

²⁵ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God; and the prisoners listened to them.