Matthew 25:1
English Standard Version
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
Matthew 25:1
New International Version
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like(A) ten virgins who took their lamps(B) and went out to meet the bridegroom.(C)
Luke 12:35-36
English Standard Version
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
Luke 12:35-36
New International Version
Watchfulness(A)(B)
35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
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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Philippians 2:15-16
New International Version
15 so that you may become blameless(A) and pure, “children of God(B) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[a](C) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ(D) that I did not run(E) or labor in vain.(F)
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- Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5
Matthew 24:42-51
English Standard Version
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
Matthew 24:42-51
New International Version
42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(A) 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(B) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,(C) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,(D) whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.(E) 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.(F) 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.(G) 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(H)
Revelation 19:7
English Standard Version
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;
Revelation 19:7
New International Version
Revelation 21:9
English Standard Version
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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Revelation 21:9
New International Version
The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues(A) came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride,(B) the wife of the Lamb.”
Revelation 21:2
New International Version
2 I saw the Holy City,(A) the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,(B) prepared as a bride(C) beautifully dressed for her husband.
Matthew 13:24
English Standard Version
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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Matthew 13:24
New International Version
The Parable of the Weeds
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Revelation 14:4
English Standard Version
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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Revelation 14:4
New International Version
4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.(A) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.(B) They were purchased from among mankind(C) and offered as firstfruits(D) to God and the Lamb.
John 3:29
English Standard Version
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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John 3:29
New International Version
29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom.(A) The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.(B)
Isaiah 54:5
English Standard Version
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
English Standard Version
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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Titus 2:13
New International Version
13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing(A) of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,(B)
Matthew 22:2
English Standard Version
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 22:2
New International Version
2 “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
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