17 Bible Verses about Preparation
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And if I go and prepare you a place, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
for we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, for which God hath before prepared us, that we should walk therein.
And when the evening was now come (since it was the preparation, that is the day preceding the sabbath),
If therefore a man preserve himself pure from these things, he shall be a vessel for honour, sanctified and highly useful to the master, ready for every good work.
Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, vigilant, wait with assured hope for the grace, which shall be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
But, as it is written, "The things which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and that have not entered into the heart of man, these hath God prepared for those who love him."
Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
But God said to him, Thou fool! this night shall they demand thy life from thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
By faith Noah, being divinely warned respecting things not yet seen, filled with reverential awe, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
preach the word, be urgent, in season, out of season; reprove, enjoin, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
For if the trumpet also give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?
Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, "Sacrifice and oblation thou hast not chosen, but thou hast exactly fashioned a body for me:
By faith we understand that the worlds were exactly formed by the word of God, so that the visible objects were not made out of things which now appear.
From Thematic Bible
Preparation » Day of
Now on the morrow, which is the day after the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came in a body to Pilate,
And when the evening was now come (since it was the preparation, that is the day preceding the sabbath),
And that was the preparation-day, and the sabbath's twilight was approaching.
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith 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 mansions: and if not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
But now their longing desires are after a better country, that is, the heavenly one: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared a city for them.
But, as it is written, "The things which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and that have not entered into the heart of man, these hath God prepared for those who 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, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
and sent his servants at supper-time to say to the invited, Come; for all things are 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
And one of the presbyters addressed me, saying, Who are these persons who are clothed in white robes? and from whence came they? And I said to him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are persons who are come out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made their robes 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 therefore a man preserve himself pure from these things, he shall be a vessel for honour, sanctified and highly useful to the master, ready for every good work.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
If therefore a man preserve himself pure from these things, he shall be a vessel for honour, sanctified and highly useful to the master, ready for every 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 other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and the fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage-feast.
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 saith, Remove the stone. The sister of the deceased, Martha, said to him, Lord, he is by this time putrid: for he hath been dead four days.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
And he shall go forth before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to convert the hearts of fathers with their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people ready for the Lord.
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
And he shall go forth before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to convert the hearts of fathers with their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people ready for the Lord.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience
and said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which signifies, Sent.) Then he went and washed, and came seeing.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every victim shall be sprinkled with salt.
Topics on Preparation
Death, Preparation For
Romans 14:8For whether we live, to the Lord we live, and whether we die, to the Lord we die; whether therefore we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: for the day of my burial hath she reserved this.
