Luke 12:35

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Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.

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  • Matt 25:4-9 : 4 But the wise ones took oil in their flasks along with their lamps. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise ones replied, ‘No, there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 While they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
  • Eph 6:14 : 14 Stand, then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist and the breastplate of righteousness in place.
  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • Matt 25:1 : 1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
  • Prov 31:17 : 17 She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.
  • Isa 5:27 : 27 None among them grows tired or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loosened at their waist; no sandal strap is broken.
  • Matt 5:16 : 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
  • 1 Kgs 18:46 : 46 The hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
  • Isa 11:5 : 5 Righteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his hips.
  • Phil 2:15 : 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverted generation. Among them, you shine as lights in the world,

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  • Luke 12:36-40
    5 verses
    83%

    36Be like people 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.

    37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.

    38Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them prepared, those servants will be blessed.

    39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

    40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

  • Matt 25:3-8
    6 verses
    76%

    3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

    4But the wise ones took oil in their flasks along with their lamps.

    5When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

    6At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’

    7Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

    8The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

  • Luke 11:33-36
    4 verses
    75%

    33No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

    34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is full of darkness.

    35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

    36So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.

  • Luke 12:33-34
    2 verses
    75%

    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

  • Matt 5:14-16
    3 verses
    75%

    14You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

    15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

    16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • Mark 13:33-37
    5 verses
    74%

    33Be on guard! Stay alert and pray, because you do not know when the time will come.

    34It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their task, and tells the doorkeeper to stay alert.

    35Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

    36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

    37What I say to you, I say to everyone: Stay alert!

  • Matt 25:1
    73%

    1Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

  • Matt 24:42-44
    3 verses
    73%

    42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

    43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

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

  • Rom 13:12
    73%

    12The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

  • Mark 13:16
    73%

    16And let the one who is in the field not turn back to get their cloak.

  • John 12:35
    73%

    35Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

  • 1 Pet 1:13
    73%

    13Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • Eph 6:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14Stand, then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist and the breastplate of righteousness in place.

    15And as shoes for your feet, put on the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

  • Matt 25:10
    72%

    10While they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

  • Luke 12:45-46
    2 verses
    72%

    45But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

    46the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

  • Luke 8:16
    72%

    16No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they set it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see the light.

  • Matt 24:18
    72%

    18And let the one who is in the field not turn back to get their cloak.

  • Rev 16:15
    71%

    15Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed.

  • Mark 4:21
    71%

    21He also said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand?

  • Luke 21:36
    70%

    36Be vigilant and pray at all times, so that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.

  • Exod 12:11
    70%

    11This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD's Passover.

  • Matt 6:22
    70%

    22The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

  • Luke 21:34
    70%

    34Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.

  • Luke 17:31
    70%

    31On that day, no one who is on the housetop with possessions inside should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should turn back for anything.

  • Luke 12:3
    70%

    3Whatever you spoke in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops.

  • Luke 22:36
    70%

    36He said to them, "But now, if you have a money bag, take it, and also take a traveling bag. And if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.

  • Rev 1:13
    69%

    13And among the lampstands was one like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest.