Bible verses about "preparation" | Coverdale

³¹ The horse is prepared agaynst ye daye of battayll, but the LORDE geueth the victory.

⁷ Therfore prepare the, set thy self in araye with all thy people, that are come vnto the by heapes, and be thou their defence.

¹³ But whoso endureth vnto ye ende, ye same shal be saued.

⁴² Watch therfore, for ye knowe not what houre youre LORDE wil come.

⁴⁷ The seruaunt that knewe his lordes wil and prepared not himself, nether dyd acordinge to his will, shal be beaten with many strypes:

²⁸ Which of you is it yt wil buylde a tower, and sytteth not downe first and counteth ye cost, whether he haue sufficiet to perfourme, it?

⁹ But whan ye heare of warres and insurreccions, be not ye afrayed, for soch must come to passe, but the ende is not yet there so soone. ¹⁰ Then sayde he vnto them: One people shal ryse agaynst another, and one realme ageynst another, ¹¹ & shal be greate earthquakes here and there, pestilence, and derth, and fearfull thinges. And greate tokes shal there be fro heaue. ¹² But before all these, they shal laye handes vpon you, and persecute you, and delyuer you vp in to their synagoges and presons, and brynge you before kynges & prynces for my names sake. ¹³ But this shal happen vnto you for a wytnesse. ¹⁴ Be at a poynt therfore in youre hertes, that ye take no thought, how ye shal answere: ¹⁵ for I wil geue you mouth & wyssdome, agaynst the which all youre aduersaries shal not be able to speake ner to resist. ¹⁶ But ye shal be delyuered vp euen of youre elders, brethren, kynssfolkes and frendes, and some of you shal they put vnto death, ¹⁷ and ye shal be hated of euery man for my names sake, ¹⁸ and yet shal not one hayre of youre heade perishe. ¹⁹ Holde fast youre soules with pacience. ²⁰ But whan ye shal se Ierusalem beseged with an hoost, then vnderstonde, that the desolacion of it is nye. ²¹ Then let them which be in Iewry, flye vnto the mountaynes: and let soch as be in the myddest therof, departe out: and let soch as be in the countrees, not come therin. ²² For these are the dayes of vengeaunce, that euery thinge which is wrytten,maye be fulfilled. ²³ But wo vnto them that are with childe, and to them that geue sucke in those dayes: for there shalbe greate trouble vpon earth, and wrath ouer this people, ²⁴ and they shal fall thorow the edge of the swerde, and be led captyue amoge all nacions. And Ierusale shalbe troden downe of the Heithen, vntyll the tyme of the Heithen be fulfilled. ²⁵ And there shalbe tokens in the Sonne and Mone, and starres, and vpon earth the people shalbe in soch perplexite, that they shal not tell which waye to turne them selues. And the see and the waters shal roare, ²⁶ and men shal pyne awaye for feare, and for lokynge after the thinges which shal come vpo earth. For euen the very powers of heauen shal moue. ²⁷ And then shal they se the sonne of man commynge in the cloude with power and greate glory. ²⁸ But whan these thinges begynne to come to passe, the loke vp, and lift vpp youre heades, for youre redempcion draweth nye. ²⁹ And he tolde them a symilitude: Beholde the fygge tre, and all tre trees, ³⁰ wha they now shute forth their buddes, ye se by them, and perceaue, that Sommer is now at hande. ³¹ So likewyse ye, whan ye se all these thinges come to passe, be sure that the kyngdome of God is nye. ³² Verely I saye vnto you: This generacio shal not passe, tyll all be fulfilled. ³³ Heauen and earth shal passe, but my wordes shal not passe. ³⁴ But take hede vnto youre selues, that yor hertes be not ouerlade with excesse of eatinge and with dronkennes, and with takinge of thought for lyuynge, and so this daye come vpo you vnawares. ³⁵ For as a snare shal it come on all them that dwell vpon earth. ³⁶ Watch therfore cotynually, and praye, that ye maye be worthy to escape all this that shal come, & to stode before ye sonne of man.

¹ A man maye well purpose a thinge in his harte, but ye answere of ye tonge cometh of ye LORDE. ² A ma thinketh all his waies to be clene, but it is ye LORDE yt fashioneth ye myndes. ³ Commytte thy workes vnto ye LORDE, and loke what thou deuysest, it shal prospere. ⁴ The LORDE doth all thinges for his owne sake, yee & when he kepeth ye vngodly for ye daye of wrath. ⁵ The LORDE abhorreth all presumptuous & proude hertes, there maye nether strength ner power escape. ⁶ With louynge mercy & faithfulnesse synnes be forgeuen, and who so feareth ye LORDE eschueth euell. ⁷ When a mans wayes please ye LORDE, he maketh his very enemies to be his frendes. ⁸ Better is it to haue a litle thinge wt rightuousnes, the greate rentes wrongeously gotten. ⁹ A ma deuyseth a waye in his herte, but it is ye LORDE yt ordreth his goinges. ¹⁰ When ye prophecy is in ye lippes of ye kynge, his mouth shal not go wroge in iudgment. ¹¹ A true measure & a true balauce are ye LORDES, he maketh all weightes. ¹² It is a greate abhominacio when kynges are wycked, for a kynges seate shulde be holden vp wt righteousnesse. ¹³ Righteous lippes are pleasaut vnto kynges, and they loue him yt speaketh ye trueth. ¹⁴ The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death, but a wyse man wyl pacifie him. ¹⁵ The cherefull countenauce of ye kynge is life, and his louynge fauor is as the euenynge dewe. ¹⁶ To haue wy?dome in possession is better then golde, and to get vnderstondynge, is more worth then syluer. ¹⁷ The path of ye righteous eschueth euell, & who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule. ¹⁸ Presumptuousnes goeth before destruccion, and after a proude stomake there foloweth a fall. ¹⁹ Better it is to be of humble mynde wt the lowly, then to deuyde ye spoyles wt ye proude. ²⁰ He yt handleth a matter wysely, opteyneth good: & blessed is he, yt putteth his trust in ye LORDE. ²¹ Who so hath a wyse vnderstondinge, is called to councell: but he yt can speake fayre, getteth more riches. ²² Vnderstondinge is a well of life vnto him yt hath it, as for ye chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishnesse. ²³ The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes. ²⁴ Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshinge of ye mynde, & health of ye bones. ²⁵ There is a waye yt men thinke to be right, but the ende therof leadeth vnto death. ²⁶ A troublous soule disquyeteth hir selfe, for hir owne mouth hath brought her therto. ²⁷ An vngodly personne stereth vp euell, and in his lippes he is as an whote burnynge fyre. ²⁸ A frowarde body causeth strife, and he yt is a blabbe of his tonge, maketh deuysion amonge prynces. ²⁹ A wicked ma begyleth his neghbor, & ledeth him ye waye yt is not good. ³⁰ He that wyncketh wt his eyes, ymagineth myschefe: and he yt byteth his lippes, wyl do some harme. ³¹ Age is a crowne of worshipe, yf it be founde in the waye of righteousnes. ³² A pacient man is better then one that is stroge: and he that can rule him selfe, is more worth then he yt wynneth a cite. ³³ The lottes are cast in to the lappe, but their fall stodeth in the LORDE.

³³ These thinges haue I spoken vnto you, that in me ye might haue peace. In ye worlde haue ye trouble, but be of good comforte, I haue ouercome the worlde.

¹ I beseke you brethre by the mercyfulnesse of God, that ye geue ouer youre bodies for a sacrifice, yt is quycke holy, and acceptable vnto God, which is yor reasonable seruynge off God. ² And fashion not youre selues like vnto this worlde, but be chaunged thorow the renewynge off yor mynde, yt ye maye proue, what thinge that good, yt acceptable, & perfecte wil of God is.

¹¹ And for so moch as we know this, namely the tyme that the houre is now for vs to ryse from slepe (For now is oure saluacion nearer, then whan we beleued:

⁶ Go to the Emmet (thou slogarde) cosidre hir wayes, & lerne to be wyse. ⁷ She hath no gyde, no teacher, no leder: ⁸ yet in the sommer she prouideth hir meate, & gathereth hir foode together i ye haruest.

³ A wyse man seyth the plage and hydeth himself, but the foolish go on still and are punyshed.

¹ Then shal the kyngdome of heauen be like vnto ten virgins, which toke their lapes, and wente forth to mete the brydegome. ² But fyue of them were foolish, and fyue were wyse. ³ The foolish toke their lapes, neuertheles they toke none oyle with them. ⁴ But the wyse toke oyle in their vessels with their lampes. ⁵ Now whyle the brydegrome taried, they slombred all and slepte. ⁶ But at mydnight there was a crye made: Beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go youre waye out for to mete him. ⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lampes. ⁸ But the foolish sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of youre oyle, for oure lapes are gone out. ⁹ Then answered the wyse, and sayde: Not so, lest there be not ynough for vs and you, but go rather vnto them that sell, and bye for youre selues. ¹⁰ And whyle they wente to bye, the brydegrome came: and they that were readye, wente in with him vnto the mariage, and the gate was shut vp. ¹¹ At ye last came ye other virgins also, and sayde: LORDE LORDE, opo vnto vs. ¹² But he answered, and sayde: Verely I saye vnto you: I knowe you not. ¹³ Watch ye therfore, for ye knowe nether the daye ner yet the houre, whan ye sonne of man shal come. ¹⁴ Like wyse as a certayne ma ready to take his iourney into a straunge countre, called his seruautes, and delyuered his goodes vnto the. ¹⁵ And vnto one he gaue fyue talentes, to another two, and to another one: vnto euery man after his abilyte, and straight waye departed. ¹⁶ Then he that had receaued the fyue talentes, wente and occupied with the same, and wanne other fyue talentes. ¹⁷ Likewyse he yt receaued two talentes, wane other two also. ¹⁸ But he that receaued ye one wente and dygged a pyt in the earth, and hyd his lordes money. ¹⁹ After a longe season the lorde of those seruauntes came, and rekened with them. ²⁰ Then came he that had receaued fyue talentes, and brought other fyue talentes, and sayde: Syr, thou delyuerdst vnto me fyue talentes:Beholde, with them haue I wonne fyue taletes mo. ²¹ Then sayde his lorde vnto hi: wel thou good & faithfull seruaunt, thou hast bene faithfull ouer litle, I wil set the ouer moch: entre thou in to the ioye of thy lorde. ²² The came he also that had receaued two talentes, and sayde: Syr, thou delyuerdst vnto me two talentes: Beholde, I haue wonne two other taletes with the. ²³ His lorde sayde vnto him: Wel thou good and faithfull seruaut, thou hast bene faithfull ouer litle, I wil set the ouer moch: entre thou in to the ioye of thy lorde. ²⁴ Then he that had receaued the one talet, came and sayde: Syr, I knew that thou art an hard man: thou reapest where thou hast not sowen, and gatherest where thou hast not strowed, ²⁵ and so I was afrayed, and wete and hyd thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast thine owne. ²⁶ But his lorde answered, and sayde vnto him: Thou euell and slouthfull seruaunt, knewest thou that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not? ²⁷ Thou shuldest therfore haue had my money to the chaungers, and then at my commynge shulde I haue receaued myne owne with vauntage. ²⁸ Therfore take the talent fro him, and geue it vnto him that hath ten talentes. ²⁹ For who so hath, to him shalbe geuen, and he shal haue abundaunce. But who so hath not, fro him shalbe take awaye euen that he hath. ³⁰ And cast the vnprofitable seruaunt in to vtter darcknes: there shalbe waylinge and gnasshinge of teth. ³¹ But whan the sonne of man shal come in his glory, and all holy angels with him, then shal he syt vpon the seate of his glory. ³² And all people shalbe gathered before him: and he shal separate them one from another as a shepherde deuydeth the shepe from ye goates. ³³ And he shal set ye shepe on his right honde, and the goates on the lefte. ³⁴ Then shal the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on his right honde: Come hither ye blessed of my father, inheret ye ye kingdome, which is prepared for you from the begynnynge of the worlde. ³⁵ For I was hongrie, and ye gaue me meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me drynke: I was harbourlesse, and ye lodged me: ³⁶ I was naked, & ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye vysited me: I was in preson, and ye came vnto me. ³⁷ Then shal the righteous answere him, & saye: LORDE, whe sawe we the hogrie, and fed the? Or thirstie, and gaue the drynke? ³⁸ When sawe we the herbourlesse, and lodged the? Or naked, and clothed ye? ³⁹ Or whe sawe we ye sicke or in preson, and came vnto the? ⁴⁰ And the kynge shal answer and saye vnto them: Verely I saye vnto you: Loke what ye haue done vnto one of the least of these my brethren, the same haue ye done vnto me. ⁴¹ Then shal he saye also vnto them that shalbe on the left hande: Departe fro me ye cursed in to the euerlastinge fyre, which is prepared for the deuell and his angels. ⁴² For I was hogrie, and ye gaue me no meate: I was thirstye, and ye gaue me no drynke: ⁴³ I was herbourlesse, and ye lodged me not: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: I was sicke and in preson, and ye vysited me not.

⁴⁴ Therfore be ye ready also, for in the houre that ye thynke not, shal the sonne of man come.

⁴⁴ Then shal they also answere hi, and saye: LORDE, when sawe we the hogrie, or thyrstie, or herbourlesse, or naked, or sicke, or in preson, and haue not mynistred vnto the? ⁴⁵ The shal he answere them, and saye: Verely I saye vnto you: Loke what ye haue not done vnto one of the leest of these, the same haue ye not done vnto me. ⁴⁶ And these shal go in to euerlastinge payne, but the righteous in to euerlastinge life.

³⁶ Watch therfore cotynually, and praye, that ye maye be worthy to escape all this that shal come, & to stode before ye sonne of man.

¹⁵ but sanctifye the LORDE God in youre hertes. Be ready allwayes to geue an answere to euery ma, that axeth you a reason of the hope that is in you, and that with mekenes & feare,

²⁷ First make vp yi worke yt is wt out, & loke well vnto yt which thou hast in ye felde, & the buylde thine house.