29 Bible Verses about Preparation
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Be ready, make yourself ready, you and all the forces who are with you, and be ready for my orders.
And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.
For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.
See, I am sending an angel before you, to keep you on your way and to be your guide into the place which I have made ready for you.
But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;
And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
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.
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.
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.
So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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.
Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:
And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband.
My voice will come to you in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I send my prayer to you, and keep watch.
But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
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.
By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.
Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;
A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.
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.
For if the war-horn gives out an uncertain note, who will get ready for the fight?
So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;
By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be.
From Thematic Bible
Preparation » Day of
Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,
And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
(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
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!
The ear has not had news of, or the eye seen, ... any God but you, working for the man who is waiting for him.
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
In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you?
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.
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
Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:
And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No resurrection until the stone is removed
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
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
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
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
Topics on Preparation
Death, Preparation For
Psalm 39:4Lord, give me knowledge of my end, and of the measure of my days, so that I may see how feeble I am.
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.