Luke 12:36

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

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  • Rev 3:20 : 20 Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me.
  • Gen 49:18 : 18 I wait for your deliverance, O LORD.
  • Song 5:5-6 : 5 I arose to open for my beloved; my hands dripped with myrrh– my fingers flowed with myrrh on the handles of the lock. 6 I opened for my beloved, but my lover had already turned and gone away. I fell into despair when he departed. I looked for him but did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.
  • Isa 64:4 : 4 Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 ט(Tet) The LORD is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him. 26 It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the LORD.
  • Matt 22:1-9 : 1 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other slaves, saying,‘Tell those who have been invited,“Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’ 5 But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. 6 The rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them. 7 The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire. 8 Then he said to his slaves,‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy. 9 So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’ 10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11 But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 And he said to him,‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say. 13 Then the king said to his attendants,‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’ 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”
  • Matt 24:42-44 : 42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
  • Matt 25:1-9 : 1 The Parable of the Ten Virgins“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise. 3 When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them. 4 But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come 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 ‘No,’ they replied.‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut. 11 Later, the other virgins came too, saying,‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’ 12 But he replied,‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’ 13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  • Mark 13:34-37 : 34 It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert. 35 Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return– whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn– 36 or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly. 37 What I say to you I say to everyone: Stay alert!”
  • Luke 2:25-30 : 25 The Prophecy of Simeon Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying, 29 “Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord, permit your servant to depart in peace. 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation
  • Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Patience in Suffering So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.
  • 2 Pet 1:13-15 : 13 Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle, I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder, 14 since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed, because our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me. 15 Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.
  • Jude 1:20-21 : 20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.

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  • Luke 12:37-40
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    37 Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!

    38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!

    39 But 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.

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

  • Luke 12:35
    83%

    35 Call to Faithful Stewardship“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;

  • Mark 13:33-37
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    33 Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.

    34 It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

    35 Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return– whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn–

    36 or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.

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

  • Luke 12:42-47
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    42 The Lord replied,“Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?

    43 Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.

    44 I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

    45 But if that slave should say to himself,‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

    46 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

    47 That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.

  • Matt 24:42-46
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    79%

    42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

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

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

    45 The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

    46 Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.

  • Matt 25:10-13
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    78%

    10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.

    11 Later, the other virgins came too, saying,‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’

    12 But he replied,‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’

    13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.

  • Matt 25:5-7
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    5 When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

    6 But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’

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

  • Matt 24:48-50
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    77%

    48 But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘My master is staying away a long time,’

    49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

    50 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,

  • Luke 13:25-26
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    25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come from.’

    26 Then you will begin to say,‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

  • Matt 25:1
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    1 The Parable of the Ten Virgins“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

  • Matt 25:19
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    19 After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

  • Luke 21:36
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    36 But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

  • Luke 19:12-13
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    12 Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

    13 And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’

  • Luke 17:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?

    8 Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?

  • Rev 16:15
    72%

    15 (Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)

  • Mark 13:29
    71%

    29 So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, right at the door.

  • Matt 24:33
    71%

    33 So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.

  • Matt 22:11
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    11 But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

  • Matt 22:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    2 “The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

    3 He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

    4 Again he sent other slaves, saying,‘Tell those who have been invited,“Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’

  • Luke 14:21
    71%

    21 So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

  • Luke 19:15
    70%

    15 When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.

  • Mark 12:2
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    2 At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.

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