Luke 12:37
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37 (A)Blessed are those servants[a] whom the master finds (B)awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, (C)he will dress himself for service and (D)have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
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- Luke 12:37 Or bondservants
2 Peter 3:14
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Final Words
14 (A)Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him (B)without spot or (C)blemish, and (D)at peace.
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John 13:4-5
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4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, (A)tied it around his waist. 5 Then he (B)poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
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Matthew 24:42
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42 Therefore, (A)stay awake, for you do not know on what day (B)your Lord is coming.
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Philippians 1:23
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23 (A)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is (B)to depart and (C)be with Christ, for that is far better.
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1 Corinthians 2:9
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9 But, as it is written,
(A)“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has (B)prepared (C)for those who love him”—
Revelation 14:13
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13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: (A)Blessed are the dead (B)who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, (C)“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”
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2 Peter 1:11
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11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you (A)an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 5:1-4
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Shepherd the Flock of God
5 So I exhort the elders among you, (A)as a fellow elder and (B)a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 (C)shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[a] (D)not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[b] (E)not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not (F)domineering over those in your charge, but (G)being examples to the flock. 4 And when (H)the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the (I)unfading (J)crown of glory.
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- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight
- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit as God would have you
2 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, (B)I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is (C)laid up for me (D)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (E)the righteous judge, will award to me on (F)that day, and not only to me but also to all (G)who have loved his appearing.
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John 12:26
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26 If anyone serves me, he must (A)follow me; and (B)where I am, there will my servant be also. (C)If anyone serves me, (D)the Father will honor him.
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Luke 21:36
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36 But (A)stay awake at all times, (B)praying that you may (C)have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and (D)to stand before the Son of Man.”
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Isaiah 62:5
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5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so (A)shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so (B)shall your God rejoice over you.
Revelation 14:3-4
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3 and they were singing (A)a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. (B)No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for (C)they are virgins. It is these (D)who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as (E)firstfruits for God and the Lamb,
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Revelation 7:17
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17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne (A)will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of (B)living water,
and (C)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 3:21
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21 (A)The one who conquers, (B)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as (C)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
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Philippians 1:21
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21 For to me (A)to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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Luke 17:8
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8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and (A)dress properly,[a] and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’?
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- Luke 17:8 Greek gird yourself
Luke 12:43
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43 (A)Blessed is that servant[a] whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
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- Luke 12:43 Or bondservant; also verses 45, 46, 47
Matthew 25:20-23
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20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and (A)faithful servant.[a] (B)You have been faithful over a little; (C)I will set you over much. Enter into (D)the joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
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- Matthew 25:21 Or bondservant; also verses 23, 26, 30
Matthew 24:45-47
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45 “Who then is (A)the faithful and (B)wise servant,[a] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 (C)Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, (D)he will set him over all his possessions.
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- Matthew 24:45 Or bondservant; also verses 46, 48, 50
Zephaniah 3:17
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17 (A)The Lord your God is in your midst,
(B)a mighty one who will save;
(C)he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
Jeremiah 32:41
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41 (A)I will rejoice in doing them good, (B)and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
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