29 Bible Verses about Preparation

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Ezekiel 38:7

Be ready, make yourself ready, you and all the forces who are with you, and be ready for my orders.

Job 11:13

But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

Mark 15:42

And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

2 Timothy 2:21

If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

Amos 4:12

So this is what I will do to you, O Israel: and because I will do this to you, be ready for a meeting with your God, O Israel.

Jonah 1:17

And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

Joel 3:9

Give this out among the nations; make ready for war: get the strong men awake; let all the men of war come near, let them come up.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.

Ezekiel 12:3

And you, O son of man, by day, before their eyes, get ready the vessels of one who is taken away, and go away from your place to another place before their eyes: it may be that they will see, though they are an uncontrolled people.

Malachi 3:1

See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

1 Corinthians 14:8

For if the war-horn gives out an uncertain note, who will get ready for the fight?

Hebrews 10:5

So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;

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Preparation » Day of

Matthew 27:62

Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,

Mark 15:42

And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Luke 23:54

Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on.

John 19:14

(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!

Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness

Psalm 31:19

O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

Isaiah 64:4

The ear has not had news of, or the eye seen, ... any God but you, working for the man who is waiting for him.

Jonah 4:6

And the Lord God made a vine come up over Jonah to give him shade over his head. And Jonah was very glad because of the vine.

Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home

Hebrews 11:16

But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.

Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance

Luke 14:17

And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

Luke 2:31

Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;

Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols

1 Samuel 7:3

Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe from the hands of the Philistines.

2 Chronicles 19:3

But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.

Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols

1 Samuel 7:3

Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe from the hands of the Philistines.

2 Chronicles 19:3

But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.

Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No entrance into heaven without cleansing

Revelation 7:13-14

And one of the rulers made answer, saying to me, These who have on white robes, who are they, and where did they come from? And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.

Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Cleansing of God's temple

2 Chronicles 29:15

And they got their brothers together and made themselves holy, and went in, as the king had said by the word of the Lord, to make the house of the Lord clean.

Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple

2 Chronicles 29:15

And they got their brothers together and made themselves holy, and went in, as the king had said by the word of the Lord, to make the house of the Lord clean.

Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No water for the army until ditches were dug

2 Kings 3:16-17

And he said, The Lord says, I will make this valley full of water-holes. For the Lord says, Though you see no wind or rain, the valley will be full of water, and you and your armies and your beasts will have drink.

Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Personal purification

2 Timothy 2:21

If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification

2 Timothy 2:21

If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered

2 Kings 4:3-4

Then he said, Go out to all your neighbours and get vessels, a very great number of them. Then go in, and, shutting the door on yourself and your sons, put oil into all these vessels, putting on one side the full ones.

Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast

Matthew 22:4

Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast.

Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No healing until the leper had dipped seven times

2 Kings 5:10

And Elisha sent a servant to him, saying, Go to Jordan, and after washing seven times in its waters your flesh will be well again and you will be clean.

Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No reconciliation without repentance

Joel 2:12-13

But even now, says the Lord, come back to me with all your heart, keeping from food, with weeping and with sorrow: Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.

Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up

Hosea 10:12

Put in the seed of righteousness, get in your grain in mercy, let your unploughed earth be turned up: for it is time to make search for the Lord, till he comes and sends righteousness on you like rain.

Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared

Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings

Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No resurrection until the stone is removed

John 11:39

Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.

Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord

Luke 1:17

And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord

Luke 1:17

And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience

John 9:7

And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.

Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction

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Preparation For Burial

John 12:7

Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.

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