30 Bible Verses about Preparation
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Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master's use, prepared unto every good work.
Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.
but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And which entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
By faith Noah, being warned of God concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war?
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, But a body didst thou prepare for me;
By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.
From Thematic Bible
Preparation » Day of
Now on the morrow, which is the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate,
And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King!
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!
For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
And Jehovah God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his evil case. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
But now they desire a better country , that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.
but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And which entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God.
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No entrance into heaven without cleansing
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and whence came they? And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Cleansing of God's temple
And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No water for the army until ditches were dug
And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of trenches. For thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Personal purification
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master's use, prepared unto every good work.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master's use, prepared unto every good work.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No healing until the leper had dipped seven times
And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No reconciliation without repentance
Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn ye unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared
The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No resurrection until the stone is removed
Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been dead four days.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him .
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him .
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience
and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
Topics on Preparation
Death, Preparation For
Psalm 39:4Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.
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