17 Bible Verses about Preparation
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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we would walk in them.
Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
If anyone cleanses himself from what is ignoble, he will be a vessel for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober in spirit, set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
But, as it is written, "No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived what God has prepared for those who love him,"
"Then he will say to those on his left hand, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?'
By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in godly fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction.
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;
By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
From Thematic Bible
Preparation » Day of
The next day, the one after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered to Pilate
Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.
Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
But, as it is written, "No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived what God has prepared for those who love him,"
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
Then the King will say to those on his right hand, 'Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
And at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for all is now ready.'
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No entrance into heaven without cleansing
Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and where have they come from?" I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have 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
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No water for the army until ditches were dug
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Personal purification
If anyone cleanses himself from what is ignoble, he will be a vessel for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
If anyone cleanses himself from what is ignoble, he will be a vessel for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding.'"
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No healing until the leper had dipped seven times
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No reconciliation without repentance
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up
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
Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been dead four days."
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience
And he said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
Topics on Preparation
Death, Preparation For
Romans 14:8If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7Jesus said, "Let her alone, she has kept this for the day of my burial.