Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Bible References

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Matthew 25:19
Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.
Matthew 24:48
But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.
Luke 12:45
But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;
Luke 20:9
And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.
Hebrews 10:36
For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.
2 Peter 3:4
Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.
Revelation 2:25
But what you have, keep safe till I come.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain