For the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a house-ruler, who went out in the early morning at the same time to hire workmen for his vineyard.

The kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a king who made a wedding for his son.

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty of it be left to another people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it s

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She shall be led to the king in broidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to thee.

Thine oils have a good fragrance. Thy name is oil poured forth. Therefore the virgins love thee.

Where has thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Where has thy beloved turned, that we may seek him with thee?

Now I praise you, brothers, that ye remember me in all things and keep the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.

These are men who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were out of men purchased by Jesus, a first fruit to God and to the Lamb.

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Thus your light should shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in the heavens.

Let your loins be girded about, and the lights burning,

so that ye may become blameless and pure children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.

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Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

Awaiting the blessed hope and appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

But I think it right, inasmuch as I am in this tent, to arouse you in memory.

anticipating and hastening the coming of the day of God, by which the heavens, being made fiery hot, will be disintegrated, and the elements dissolve, being intensely hot?

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And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

The kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a king who made a wedding for his son.

Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women. At thy right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.

For thy maker is thy husband. LORD of hosts is his name. And the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer. He shall be called the God of the whole earth.

Thou shall no more be termed Forsaken, nor shall thy land any more be termed Desolate. But thou shall be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah, for LORD delights in thee, and thy land shall be married.

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them. As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

And he said to them, Ye cannot make the sons of the wedding hall fast while the bridegroom is with them.

He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This therefore my joy is fulfilled.

For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ.

Husbands, love your own wives even as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,

We should be glad and rejoice and give the glory to him, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has prepared herself.

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.