10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and (A)the door was shut.

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10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.(A) And the door was shut.

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25 (A)When once the Master of the house has risen up and (B)shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, (C)‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, (D)‘I do not know you, where you are from,’

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25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’

“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’(A)

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Living Before God Our Father

13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

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Be Holy

13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober,(A) set your hope(B) on the grace to be brought to you(C) when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.(D)

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36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. 37 (A)Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.

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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. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes.(A) Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.(B)

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44 (A)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

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44 So you also must be ready,(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

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I Am Coming Quickly

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

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20 He who testifies to these things(A) says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”(B)

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.(C)

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“And at midnight (A)a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [a]is coming; go out to meet him!’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 25:6 NU omits is coming

“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

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12 They shall wander from sea to sea,
And from north to east;
They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,
But shall (A)not find it.

13 “In that day the fair virgins
And strong young men
Shall faint from thirst.

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12 People will stagger from sea to sea
    and wander from north to east,
searching for the word of the Lord,
    but they will not find it.(A)

13 “In that day

“the lovely young women and strong young men(B)
    will faint because of thirst.(C)

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11 So (A)I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”

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11 So I declared on oath(A) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”(B)

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16 So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in (A)as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in.

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16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah.(A) Then the Lord shut him in.

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11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him [a]be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”

Jesus Testifies to the Churches

12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and (A)My reward is with Me, (B)to give to every one according to his work.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:11 NU, M do right

11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”(A)

Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon!(B) My reward is with me,(C) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.(D)

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18 And (A)to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of (B)unbelief.

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18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest(A) if not to those who disobeyed?(B) 19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.(C)

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Finally, there is laid up for me (A)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous (B)Judge, will give to me (C)on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.

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Now there is in store for me(A) the crown of righteousness,(B) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(C)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(D)

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