15 Bible Verses about Attitudes While Waiting For Second Coming

and be like men waiting for the coming of their lord, when he shall return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.

And may the God of peace himself purify you wholly, and your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I charge you before the God who gives life to all [creatures], and Christ Jesus who made the good profession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep the charge without spot, without blame, till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which the blessed and only Potentate will show in its times, the King of kings and Lord of Lords,

But do you, O man of God, avoid these things; but pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were called and made the good profession before many witnesses. I charge you before the God who gives life to all [creatures], and Christ Jesus who made the good profession before Pontius Pilate,read more.
that you keep the charge without spot, without blame, till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which the blessed and only Potentate will show in its times, the King of kings and Lord of Lords, who only has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man has seen nor can see; to whom be honor and power eternal; amen.

watch, therefore, for you know not when the master of the house comes; at evening, at midnight, at the cock crowing, or in the morning;

Wait patiently therefore, brothers, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and is of long patience, till he receives the autumnal and vernal rain.

And while they went to buy the bridegroom came; and the ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut.

Let us rejoice and be glad, and give glory to him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and his wife has prepared herself,

Stand with your loins girded, and your candles lighted,

Therefore let us not sleep as others, but let us watch and be sober.

It is necessary therefore that a bishop should be blameless, a husband of one wife, circumspect, sober, well-behaved, hospitable, apt to teach, not a wine-drinker, not a quarrelsome man, but gentle, not contentious, not avaricious, ruling well his own house, having his children in subjection with all dignity,??5 but if any one knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God???6 not a novice, lest being inflated with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.read more.
And he must also have a good name from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil. The deacons in like manner ought to be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not devoted to base gain, having the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these be proved first, then let them serve, being found blameless. The women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, circumspect, faithful in all things.

but a lover of hospitality, kind, sober, just, holy, self-denying,

That the aged men be sober, grave, of sound mind, sound in faith, in love, in patience; that the aged women, in like manner, be of behavior becoming holiness, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good, that they may instruct the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,read more.
sober, pure, fond of home, kind, subject to their husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. In like manner exhort the younger to be of a sound mind, presenting yourself as an example of good works in all things, in teaching [exhibiting] integrity, gravity, sound argument not to be condemned, that the adversary may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of us. Let servants be subject to their masters, please them in all things, not contradicting, not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of our Saviour God in all things. For the grace of God that pertains to salvation appeared to all men, teaching us, that denying impiety and worldly desires we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in the present life,

Wherefore, girding up the loins of your minds, be sober, and hope to the end for the gift to be brought to you by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

But the end of all things is at hand. Be sober therefore, and watch in prayers;