30 Bible Verses about Preparation
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Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself thou, and all thine assemblage that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
and if I go and shall prepare you a place, I am coming again and shall receive you to myself, that where I am ye also may be.
The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah.
For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before 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 in the way, and to bring thee to the place that I have prepared.
And when it was already evening, since it was the preparation, that is, the day before a sabbath,
If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, in separating himself from them, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.
Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: 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, having girded up the loins of your mind, be sober and hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace which will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Proclaim this among the nations: prepare war, arouse the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.
but according as it is written, Things which eye has not seen, and ear not heard, and which have not come into man's heart, which God has prepared for them that love him,
Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.
But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
And thou, son of man, prepare thee a captive's baggage, and go captive by day in their sight; and thou shalt go captive from thy place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
By faith, Noah, oracularly warned concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight 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 Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
For also, if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for war?
Wherefore coming into the world he says, Sacrifice and offering thou willedst not; but thou hast prepared me a body.
By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that that which is seen should not take its origin from things which appear.
From Thematic Bible
Preparation » Day of
Now on the morrow, which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,
And when it was already evening, since it was the preparation, that is, the day before a sabbath,
(now it was the preparation of the passover; it was about the sixth hour;) and he says to 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 trust in thee, before the sons of men!
Never have men heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor hath eye seen a God beside thee, who acteth for him that waiteth for him.
And Jehovah Elohim 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 trouble. And Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
In my Father's house there are many abodes; were it not so, I had told you: for I go to prepare you a place;
but now they seek a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he has prepared for them a city.
but according as it is written, Things which eye has not seen, and ear not heard, and which have not come into man's heart, which God has prepared for them that love him,
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation:
And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply 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; for thou hast put away the Asherahs out of the land, and hast directed thy heart to seek God.
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply 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; for thou hast put away the Asherahs out of the land, and hast directed 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 to me, These who are clothed with white robes, who are they, and whence came they? And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have 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 hallowed themselves, and came, 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 hallowed themselves, and came, 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 ditches. For thus saith Jehovah: Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet this 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 therefore one shall have purified himself from these, in separating himself from them, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, in separating himself from them, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered
And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few; and go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and set aside what is full.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
Again he sent other bondmen, saying, Say to the persons invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatted beasts are killed, and all things ready; come to the wedding feast.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No healing until the leper had dipped seven times
And Elisha sent a messenger to 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 to 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 of great loving-kindness, 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 mercy; 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 crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight 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 says, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, says to him, Lord, he stinks already, for he is four days there.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the thoughts of just men, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the thoughts of just men, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience
And he said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which is interpreted, Sent. He went therefore and washed, and came seeing.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
Topics on Preparation
Death, Preparation For
Psalm 39:4Make me to know, Jehovah, mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I shall know how frail I am.
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to have kept this for the day of my preparation for burial;
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