30 Bible Verses about Preparation
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"Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
"Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
"Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!"
And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.
But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him"--
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you 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.
O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
As for you, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile's baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight. You shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.
And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle?
Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, "Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me;
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
From Thematic Bible
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The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate
And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals.
Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!
From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.
Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that 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, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, 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, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.'
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the LORDand serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asherahs out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the LORDand serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asherahs out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."
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 from where have they come?" I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones coming 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
They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No water for the army until ditches were dug
And he said, "Thus says the LORD, 'I will make this dry streambed full of pools.' For thus says the LORD, 'You shall not see wind or rain, but that streambed shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, you, your livestock, and your animals.'
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Personal purification
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered
Then he said, "Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few. Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside."
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is 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 your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean."
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No reconciliation without repentance
"Yet even now," declares the LORD, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments." Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared
A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
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 will be an 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 for the Lord a people prepared."
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 for the Lord a people prepared."
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience
and 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
Psalm 39:4"O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7Jesus said, "Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial.
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