Bible verses about "preparation" | MNT

¹³ but he who endures to the end will be saved.

⁴² Keep guard then, for you do not know the day on which your Master is coming.

⁴⁷ "The slave who knew his Lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many lashes,

²⁸ "Which of you who is desirous of building a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, to see if he has the means to complete it?

⁹ "And when you shall hear of wars and tumults, do not be frightened; for these things must happen first, but the end does not come immediately." ¹⁰ Then he said to them. "Nation shall rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ "and there shall be great earthquakes, and, in many places, famines and pestilences; and there shall be terror and great portents from heaven. ¹² "But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name. ¹³ "It shall turn out for a testimony to you. ¹⁴ "So settle it in your hearts not to prepare a defense beforehand, ¹⁵ "for I will give you utterance and a wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to answer or withstand. ¹⁶ "You will be betrayed even by parents or brothers and kinsfolk, and friends. ¹⁷ "Some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for the sake of my name. ¹⁸ "And not a hair on your head shall perish. ¹⁹ "In your patience you shall purchase your souls. ²⁰ "But when you see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. ²¹ "Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are in the country enter not in. ²² "For these are the days of vengeance and of fulfilment of all that is written. ²³ "Woe to women with child and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For sore anguish will come upon the land, and wrath upon all his people. ²⁴ "They shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive among the Gentiles, and Jerusalem shall be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, until the appointed times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. ²⁵ "And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars; and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roar of the sea and the billows; ²⁶ "men lifeless through fear, and foreboding of that which is about to come upon the habitable earth. For the powers of the heavens shall be shaken, ²⁷ "and then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. ²⁸ "But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, lift your heads! for your redemption is drawing near." ²⁹ And he told them a parable. ³⁰ "Look at the fig tree and all the trees! When they put out their leaves you can see for yourselves that summer is coming. ³¹ "So whenever you see all these things comings to pass, you know that the kingdom of God is near. ³² "In solemn truth I tell you that this generation shall not pass away until all this happens. ³³ "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words shall never pass away. ³⁴ "But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap. ³⁵ "For it will come upon all the dwellers on the face of the earth. ³⁶ "So be on your guard at all times, praying that you may be worthy to escape these things that shall come to pass, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of man."

³³ I have said all this to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be courageous; I have overcome the world."

¹ I entreat you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies to Him as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. This is your reasonable service of worship. ² And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

¹¹ Carry out these injunctions because you know the crisis that we are in, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.

¹ "Then will the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten maidens who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. ² And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. ³ The foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them; ⁴ but the wise took oil in their flasks with their lamps. ⁵ Now because the bridegroom tarried, they all fell to nodding and went on sleeping. ⁶ But at midnight there arose a cry, "'Behold, the bridegroom! Go out to meet him!' ⁷ "Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps; ⁸ "and the foolish said to the wise, "'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' ⁹ "'Not so, answered the wise, 'for there may not be enough for you and for us. Go to the shops, rather, and buy some for yourselves.' ¹⁰ "And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding-feast. And the door was shut. ¹¹ "Afterwards the other maidens came and cried, "'Lord, Lord, open unto us!' ¹² "'In solemn truth I tell you,' he replied, 'I know you not.' ¹³ "Be watchful then, for you know neither the day nor the hour. ¹⁴ "For it is like a man going into another country, who summoned his slaves, and committed his property to their care. ¹⁵ "To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another, one—to each according to his individual ability—and then set out on his travels. ¹⁶ "At once the man who had received the five talents went out and traded with them, and made five talents more. ¹⁷ "In the same way the one who got two talents made another two. ¹⁸ "But he who had received the one talent went off, and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money. ¹⁹ "After a long time the master of those slaves came, and demanded a reckoning with them. ²⁰ "The man who had received the five talents came, bringing five more, and said: "'Master, five talents you entrusted to me; see, I have gained five more.' ²¹ "'Well done, good and faithful slave,' replied his master; 'You have been faithful over many things. Enter into your master's joy.' ²² "The second, who had received the two talents, came up and said: "'Master, it was two talents that you entrusted to me; see, I have gained two more.' ²³ "'Well done, good and faithful slave,' his master replied, 'You have been faithful over many things; enter into your master's joy.' ²⁴ "Then the man who had received the one talent came up and said: "'Master, I knew you were a hard man, reaping where you had not sown, and gathering where you had not scattered; ²⁵ "so I was afraid; I went away and buried your talent in the earth. There, you have what belongs to you!' ²⁶ "'You wicked and lazy slave,' said his master. 'You say you knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not scattered?' ²⁷ Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my property with interest. ²⁸ So take away the talent from him, and give it to the man who has ten talents. ²⁹ (For to every one who has, it shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has not shall be taken away even what he has.) ³⁰ But cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.' ³¹ "But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he take his seat on the throne of his glory; ³² "and all the nations will be gathered in his presence. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats; ³³ "and he will place the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left. ³⁴ "Then he, the King will say to those on his right hand. "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ "'For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; ³⁶ "'I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to see me.' ³⁷ "Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. 'Master, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸ "'When did we see you a stranger and take you in; or naked and clothe you? ³⁹ "'When did we see you sick or in prison, and come to see you?' ⁴⁰ "'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.' ⁴¹ "Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; ⁴² "for I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; ⁴³ "I was a stranger, and you took me not in; naked, and you clothed me not; sick, or in prison, and you visited me not.' ⁴⁴ "Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?' ⁴⁵ "But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.' ⁴⁶ "And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."

⁴⁴ Therefore you also must be ready, for in an hour when you do not expect him, the Son of man is coming.

³⁶ "So be on your guard at all times, praying that you may be worthy to escape these things that shall come to pass, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of man."

¹⁵ But consecrate Christ in your hearts, as Lord. Be always in readiness to make and answer to any one who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you, yet with gentleness and reverence.