Being Ready

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. — read the full passage →

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. — read the full passage →

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. — read the full passage →

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, — read the full passage →

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: — read the full passage →

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. — read the full passage →

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: — read the full passage →

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — read the full passage →

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, — read the full passage →

I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.