so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly waiting for him.

Be diligent

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge,

And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.

In peace

So if they say to you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

"Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;

Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

so that you may approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ;

so that he may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

General references

Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.

Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."

For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city which is to come.