Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
Bible References
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Matthew 25:19
After a long time the master of those slaves came back and settled accounts with them.
Matthew 24:48
But if the slave is bad and says to himself, 'My master is going to be gone a long time,'
Luke 12:45
But if that slave says to himself, my Master is not coming back for a long time, and begins to beat the men and women slaves, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
Luke 20:9
Then He went on to tell the people the following story: "Once upon a time a man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and then went abroad for a long stay.
Hebrews 10:36
Indeed, to carry out the will of God and to receive the blessing He has promised, you need endurance, for:
2 Peter 3:4
and saying, "Where is His promised coming? For ever since our forefathers fell asleep everything has remained exactly as it was from the beginning of creation!"
Revelation 2:25
but keep your hold on what you have until I come.