2 Corinthians 6:1-2
As workers together with God we urge you also, who have received God's unearned favor, do not allow it to be for nothing,
Hebrews 2:3
how will we escape [punishment] if we neglect such a great salvation? [For it was] first announced [to people] by the Lord and then confirmed to us [i.e., the writer and other Christians] by those who heard Him [i.e., the original apostles].
Matthew 5:25
[In another case], come to terms with the person suing you as soon as possible, [even] on your way [to court], so he does not take you before the judge, and then the judge turn you over to the officer and you be sent to prison.
Matthew 7:7-8
"Ask [God for something] and it will be given to you; look [to God for something] and you will find it; knock [on the door of opportunity] and it will be opened up to you.
Matthew 25:11-12
After that, the other bridesmaids also came asking, 'Sir, Sir, [please] open the door for us!'
Luke 13:25
Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, leaving you standing outside knocking on the door, [and] saying, 'Sir, [please] open [the door] for us.' and he answers you, 'I do not know you or where you came from,'
John 7:33-34
Therefore, Jesus said, "I will be with you for a little while longer, then I will go to the Father who sent me.
John 8:21
Jesus again said to them, "I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die [condemned] in your sins. You cannot go where I am going."
John 12:35-36
So, Jesus said to them, "The Light will be among you for only a little while [longer]. Walk around while you [still] have the Light [with you], before darkness surrounds you. For the person who walks around in darkness does not know where he is going.
Ephesians 3:13
So, I am asking you people not to become discouraged over my sufferings on your behalf, for they are for your benefit [eventually].
Hebrews 3:13
But [instead], encourage one another each day, as long as it is [still] called "Today," so that none of you becomes stubborn [as a result] of the deceitfulness of sin.