Bible verses about "opportunities" | Thomson

¹⁹ But if thou hast warned the unrighteous and he will not turn from his iniquity and from his way; that unrighteous man shall die for his iniquity, and thou shalt deliver thy soul.

⁴⁷ Now that servant who knew his master's will, and did not keep himself ready, nor act agreeably to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

²⁵ Thereupon he, bending back his head to Jesus breast, saith to him, Master, who is it? ²⁶ Jesus answereth, It is he to whom I will give this morsel after I have dipped it. Then, having dipped the morsel, he giveth it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. ²⁷ And, after the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, What thou dost, do quickly. ²⁸ Now none of them at table knew for what purpose he said this to him.

³⁸ Thereupon Peter said to them, Repent and let every one of you be baptized to the remission of sins for the name of Jesus Christ, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

¹¹ And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them:

³ Know that the Lord is very God: he made us and not we ourselves: we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

²⁴ seeing I have called and you have not answered: and though I continued my speech, you did not attend: ²⁵ but set at naught my counsels and disregarded my reproofs: ²⁶ therefore I will laugh at your calamity; and mock when your destruction cometh. ²⁷ Yes, when tumult shall suddenly come upon you; and destruction like a whirlwind shall be at hand; even when tribulation and siege approach you; or when destruction is advancing upon you. ²⁸ For when you call upon me I will not listen to you. The wicked may seek me, but they shall not find me. ²⁹ For they hated wisdom and did not chuse the word of the Lord: ³⁰ nor would they attend to my counsels, but contemned my reproofs: ³¹ Let them eat, therefore, the fruits of their own way; and be filled with their own iniquity. ³² For, because they wronged infants they shall be slain: and a rigorous inquest shall destroy the wicked. ³³ But he who hearkeneth to me shall dwell with hope; and rest secure from all evil."

⁵ A prudent son is safe from heat; but a transgressing son is blasted in harvest.

²⁰ [p] "The summer is past; the harvest is over and we are not saved,"

¹² therefore he said, A certain person of noble birth was going to a distant country, to receive for himself regal power, and return. ¹³ So having called ten servants of his, he delivered to them ten pounds weight of money, and said to them, Trade with this till I return. ¹⁴ Now his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this man to reign over us. ¹⁵ And when he had obtained the regal government and was come back, he ordered those servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what each had gained. ¹⁶ And the first came and said, My lord, that pound of thine, hath gained ten pounds. ¹⁷ Whereupon he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very small trust, be thou the governor of ten cities. ¹⁸ Then the second came and said, My lord, that pound of thine hath gained five pounds. ¹⁹ Whereupon he said to him, Be thou also governor of five cities. ²⁰ Then another came and said, My lord, here is that pound of thine, which I have kept laid up in a napkin. ²¹ For I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man. Thou takest up what thou laidst not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow. ²² Whereupon he Saith to him, Out of thine own mouth I will condemn thee, thou malignant slave. Thou knowest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow! ²³ Why then didst thou not put my money in the bank, that at my return I might have received it with interest? ²⁴ Then he said to his attendants, Take the pound from him, and give it to him who hath the ten pounds, ²⁵ [and upon their saying to him, My lord he hath ten pounds] ²⁶ for I tell you, said he, that to every one who improveth more shall be given; but from him who improveth not, even what he hath shall be taken away. ²⁷ And as for those enemies of mine who would not have me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence.

¹ Beloved, trust not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they be of God; for many false teachers, are gone forth into the world.

¹⁶ Whereupon he said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many. ¹⁷ But when he sent out his servants at supper time, to say to them who were invited; Come, for all things are now ready; ¹⁸ they all, from one [motive] began to make excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. I pray thee make my excuse. ¹⁹ And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them: I pray thee make my excuse. ²⁰ And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot go. ²¹ So the servant came and told his master these things. And the master of the family, being incensed, said to his servant, Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind. ²² And when the servant said, Master, I have done as thou didst command, and still there is room; ²³ the master said to the servant, Go out to the highways and hedges, and press people to come that my house may be full. ²⁴ For I say to you, None of the men who have been invited shall taste of my supper.

⁹ The Lord is not slack with regard to his promise, as some reckon slackness. But he is long suffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to a reformation.

¹⁶ redeeming the time. Because these are evil days,

¹ Now with respect to this, the reign of the heavens may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. ² And five of them were prudent and five foolish. ³ They who were foolish took their lamps, but did not take oil with them. ⁴ But the prudent took oil in their vessels with their lamps. ⁵ And while the bridegroom tarried they all became drowsy and fell asleep. ⁶ And at midnight there was a cry, Behold the bridegroom is coming; Go out and meet him. ⁷ Then all the virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. ⁹ In reply to which the prudent said, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you. Therefore go rather to them who sell, and buy for yourselves. ¹⁰ And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and they who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut. ¹¹ And after that the other virgins came, saying, Master, master, Open to us. ¹² But he in reply, said, Verily I say to you, I do not know you. ¹³ Watch therefore, because you do not know the day, nor the hour, when the son of man cometh. ¹⁴ For he is like a man who, intending to travel, called his servants and committed to them his effects, ¹⁵ and to one gave five talents and to another two, and to another one; to every one according to his respective ability, and straightway set out on his journey. ¹⁶ Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made five other talents; ¹⁷ and in like manner he who had received the two gained also other two; ¹⁸ but he who received the one went and digged a hole in the ground and hid his master's money: ¹⁹ and after a long time the master of these servants cometh and reckoneth with them: ²⁰ whereupon he who had received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents, here are besides them five other talents, which I have gained: ²¹ and his master said to him; "Well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much greater; enter into the joy of thy master:" ²² then he who had received the two talents came and said, Sir, thou deliveredst to me two talents, here are, besides them, two other talents, which I have gained: ²³ his master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much greater, enter thou into the joy of thy master: ²⁴ then he, who had received the one talent, came and said, Sir, I knew that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; so, ²⁵ being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Here it is. Thou hast what is thine own. ²⁶ Thereupon his master said to him in reply, Malignant and slothful servant! Thou knowest that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter! ²⁷ Thou shouldst therefore have lodged my money with the bankers, that at my return I might have received mine own with interest. ²⁸ Take therefore the talent from him; and give it to him who hath the ten talents. ²⁹ For to every one who improveth more shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him who improveth not, even what he hath shall be taken away: ³⁰ and turn out this unprofitable servant into outer darkness; weeping and gnashing of teeth will be there. ³¹ So when the son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him; he will then sit on the throne of his glory. ³² And before him shall be assembled all the nations. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats. ³³ And he will place the sheep on the right hand and the goats on his left. ³⁴ Then the king will say to them on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which hath been prepared for you from the formation 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 lodged me; ³⁶ naked, and you clothed me; sick, and you took care of me; I was in prison, and you visited me. ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and feed thee; or thirsty, and give thee drink? ³⁸ When saw we thee a stranger, and lodged thee; or naked, and clothed thee? ³⁹ Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee? ⁴⁰ And the king in reply will say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done this to one of these my brethren, even the least, you have done it to me. ⁴¹ Then he will say to them on his left, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the fire which is everlasting; that 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 did not lodge me; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me. ⁴⁴ Then they also will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee? ⁴⁵ And he will answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you have not done this to any, the least of these, you have not done it to me. ⁴⁶ So these shall go to everlasting punishment and the righteous to an everlasting life.