Luke 12:37

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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!

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  • Matt 24:42 : 42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
  • Rev 14:13 : 13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say,“Write this:‘Blessed are the dead, those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’”“Yes,” says the Spirit,“so they can rest from their hard work, because their deeds will follow them.”
  • John 13:4-5 : 4 he got up from the meal, removed his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself. 5 He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.
  • 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 But just as it is written,“Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.”
  • Phil 1:21 : 21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
  • 2 Tim 4:7-8 : 7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith! 8 Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day– and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.
  • 1 Pet 5:1-4 : 1 Leading and Living in God’s Flock So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you: 2 Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly. 3 And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock. 4 Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.
  • 2 Pet 1:11 : 11 For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you.
  • 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Exhortation to the Faithful Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.
  • Rev 3:21 : 21 I will grant the one who conquers permission to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
  • Rev 7:17 : 17 because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
  • Rev 14:3-4 : 3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb,
  • Isa 62:5 : 5 As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
  • Jer 32:41 : 41 I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.’
  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.”
  • Matt 24:45-47 : 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. 47 I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
  • Matt 25:20-23 : 20 The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying,‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’ 21 His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 The one with the two talents also came and said,‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’ 23 His master answered,‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
  • Luke 12:43 : 43 Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.
  • Luke 17:8 : 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’?
  • Luke 21:36 : 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.”
  • John 12:26 : 26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

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  • Luke 12:38-40
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    90%

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

    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 when you do not expect him.”

  • Luke 12:42-47
    6 verses
    87%

    42The 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?

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

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

    45But 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,

    46then 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.

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

  • Luke 12:35-36
    2 verses
    86%

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

    36be 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.

  • Matt 24:42-51
    10 verses
    85%

    42“Therefore stay alert, 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 been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

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

    45The 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?

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

    47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

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

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

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

    51and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Luke 17:7-9
    3 verses
    80%

    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’?

    8Won’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’?

    9He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, will he?

  • Mark 13:34-37
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    77%

    34It 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.

    35Stay 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–

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

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

  • Matt 25:19
    75%

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

  • Luke 22:27
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    27For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

  • Luke 14:15-17
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    74%

    15The Parable of the Great Banquet When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him,“Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”

    16But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.

    17At the time for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited,‘Come, because everything is now ready.’

  • Luke 19:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

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

  • Luke 14:21
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    21So 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.’

  • Matt 22:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

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

    4Again 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.”’

  • Matt 25:13
    73%

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

  • Luke 19:15
    72%

    15When 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.

  • Luke 14:24
    72%

    24For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!’”

  • John 12:26
    72%

    26If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

  • Matt 25:30-31
    2 verses
    71%

    30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

    31The Judgment“When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

  • Rev 16:15
    71%

    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.)

  • Matt 18:23
    71%

    23The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

  • Matt 25:10
    71%

    10But 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.

  • Mark 12:2
    71%

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

  • Luke 14:7
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    7On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

  • Matt 21:40
    71%

    40Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”