Matthew 25:1
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The Parable of the Ten Virgins
25 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like (A)ten virgins who took their lamps[a] and went to meet (B)the bridegroom.[b]
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- Matthew 25:1 Or torches
- Matthew 25:1 Some manuscripts add and the bride
Luke 12:35-36
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You Must Be Ready
35 (A)“Stay dressed for action[a] and (B)keep your lamps burning, 36 and be like men who are (C)waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and (D)knocks.
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- Luke 12:35 Greek Let your loins stay girded; compare Exodus 12:11
Philippians 2:15-16
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15 that you may be blameless and innocent, (A)children of God (B)without blemish (C)in the midst of (D)a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine (E)as lights in the world, 16 holding fast to (F)the word of life, so that in (G)the day of Christ (H)I may be proud that (I)I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
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Revelation 19:7
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7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for (A)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and (B)his Bride has made herself ready;
Matthew 24:42-51
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42 Therefore, (A)stay awake, for you do not know on what day (B)your Lord is coming. 43 (C)But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night (D)the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be (E)ready, for (F)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
45 “Who then is (G)the faithful and (H)wise servant,[a] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 (I)Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, (J)he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master (K)is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants[b] and eats and drinks with (L)drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come (M)on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place (N)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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- Matthew 24:45 Or bondservant; also verses 46, 48, 50
- Matthew 24:49 Or bondservants
Revelation 21:9
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The New Jerusalem
9 Then came (A)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of (B)the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you (C)the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
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Matthew 13:24
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The Parable of the Weeds
24 He put another parable before them, saying, (A)“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
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Revelation 14:4
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4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for (A)they are virgins. It is these (B)who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as (C)firstfruits for God and the Lamb,
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John 3:29
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29 (A)The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. (B)The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, (C)rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
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Isaiah 54:5
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5 (A)For your Maker is your husband,
the Lord of hosts is his name;
(B)and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
(C)the God of the whole earth he is called.
Titus 2:13
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13 (A)waiting for our blessed (B)hope, the (C)appearing of the glory of our great (D)God and Savior Jesus Christ,
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Matthew 22:2
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2 (A)“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave (B)a wedding feast for his son,
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Matthew 3:2
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2 (A)“Repent, for (B)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a]
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- Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
Daniel 2:44
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44 And in the days of those kings (A)the God of heaven will set up (B)a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. (C)It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and (D)it shall stand forever,
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Psalm 45:9-11
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9 daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor;
(A)at your right hand stands the queen in (B)gold of Ophir.
10 Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear:
forget your people and your father's house,
11 and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your (C)lord, (D)bow to him.
2 Peter 3:12-13
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12 (A)waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and (B)the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! 13 But according to his promise we are waiting for (C)new heavens and a new earth (D)in which righteousness dwells.
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2 Peter 1:13-15
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13 I think it right, as long as I am in this (A)body,[a] (B)to stir you up by way of reminder, 14 (C)since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, (D)as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
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- 2 Peter 1:13 Greek tent; also verse 14
1 Corinthians 11:2
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Head Coverings
2 Now I commend you (A)because you remember me in everything and (B)maintain the traditions (C)even as I delivered them to you.
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Luke 5:34-35
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34 And Jesus said to them, (A)“Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 (B)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and (C)then they will fast in those days.”
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Matthew 20:1
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Laborers in the Vineyard
20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
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Matthew 13:47
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The Parable of the Net
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is (A)like a net that was thrown into the sea and (B)gathered fish of every kind.
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Psalm 45:14
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14 (A)In many-colored robes (B)she is led to the king,
with her virgin companions following behind her.
Matthew 13:38
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38 The field is the world, and the good seed is (A)the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are (B)the sons of the evil one,
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