Luke 12:40

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

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  • Matt 24:42 : 42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  • Mark 13:33-36 : 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.
  • Luke 21:34-36 : 34 Be Ready!“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth. 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.”
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 Motivation to Godly Conduct And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.
  • Rom 13:14 : 14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.
  • 1 Thess 5:6 : 6 So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.
  • 2 Pet 3:12-14 : 12 while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze! 13 But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides. 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 19:7 : 7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

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  • Matt 24:42-46
    5 verses
    91%

    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.

  • Luke 12:35-39
    5 verses
    87%

    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.

    37Blessed 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!

    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.

  • Matt 25:10-13
    4 verses
    85%

    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.

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

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

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

  • Mark 13:32-37
    6 verses
    84%

    32Be Ready!“But as for that day or hour no one knows it– neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son– except the Father.

    33Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.

    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!”

  • Luke 12:45-47
    3 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Matt 24:50
    82%

    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,

  • Matt 24:39
    78%

    39And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.

  • Matt 24:37
    77%

    37For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

  • Mark 13:29
    77%

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

  • 1 Thess 5:2
    76%

    2For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

  • Luke 21:35-36
    2 verses
    76%

    35For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth.

    36But 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 17:30-31
    2 verses
    75%

    30It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

    31On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.

  • Luke 12:41-43
    3 verses
    75%

    41Then Peter said,“Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?”

    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.

  • Matt 24:33
    75%

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

  • Luke 13:25
    75%

    25Once 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.’

  • Rev 16:15
    75%

    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 24:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26So then, if someone says to you,‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.

    27For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

  • Matt 24:48
    75%

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

  • Matt 25:6
    74%

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

  • Mark 13:26
    74%

    26Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

  • Acts 13:40
    73%

    40Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:

  • Luke 12:12
    73%

    12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say.”

  • Matt 16:27
    73%

    27For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

  • 1 Thess 5:4
    73%

    4But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

  • Mark 14:37
    72%

    37Then he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter,“Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake for one hour?

  • Matt 26:40
    72%

    40Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter,“So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?

  • Luke 17:24
    72%

    24For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.