30 Bible Verses about Preparation
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Be ready, and prepare {yourselves}, you and all of your assembly, the assembling around you, and you must be for them as a guard.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am, you may be also.
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but to Yahweh [belongs] the victory.
For we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we may walk in them.
You prepare before me a table in the presence of my oppressors. You anoint my head with oil; my cup [is] overflowing.
" 'Look, I [am about to] send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
and binding [shoes] under your feet with the preparation of the good news of peace,
And [when it] was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
Therefore, if someone cleanses himself from these [things], he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
"Therefore, thus I will do to you, Israel. Because I will do this to you, O Israel, prepare to meet your God!
And Yahweh provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Therefore, {when you have prepared your minds for action} [by] being self-controlled, put your hope completely in the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Proclaim this among the nations: {Prepare for war}! Stir up the mighty warriors; let them approach and come up; [let] all the men of war approach.
But just as it is written, "[Things] which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and have not entered into the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love him."
Then he will also say to those on [his] left, 'Depart from me, [you] accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
O Yahweh, in [the] morning you will hear my voice. In [the] morning I will set forth [my case] to you and I will watch.
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which you have prepared--whose will they be?'
To mortals [belong] the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh [comes] the answer of the tongue.
And you, son of man, prepare for yourself [the] baggage of an exile, and go into exile by day before their eyes. And you must go into exile from your place to another place before their eyes; perhaps they will see that they [are] a house of rebellion.
By faith Noah, having been warned about things not yet seen, out of reverence constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family, by which he pronounced sentence on 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, exhort, with all patience and instruction.
A voice [is] calling in the wilderness, "Clear the way of Yahweh! Make a highway smooth in the desert for our God!
"Look! I [am] going to send my messenger, and he will prepare [the] way {before me}. And the Lord whom you [are] seeking will come suddenly to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, [in] whom you [are] taking pleasure--look!--[he is] about to come," says Yahweh of hosts.
For indeed, if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare for battle?
Therefore, [when he] came into the world, he said, "Sacrifice and offering you did not want, but a body you prepared for me;
By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.
From Thematic Bible
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Now [on] the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,
And [when it] was already evening, 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.) And he said to the Jews, "Behold your king!"
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
How abundant [is] your goodness that you have stored up for [those who] fear you, that you perform for those who take refuge in you before [the] children of humankind.
And since ancient [times] they have not heard, have not listened, no eye has seen a God except you; he {acts} for the one who waits for him.
And Yahweh God appointed a plant, and he made it grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. And Jonah {was very glad} about the plant.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
In my Father's house there are many dwelling places; but if not, I would have told you, because I am going away to prepare a place for you.
But now they aspire to a better [land], that is, a heavenly [one]. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
But just as it is written, "[Things] which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and have not entered into the heart of man, all that 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 he sent his slave at the hour of the banquet to say to those who have been invited, 'Come, because now it is ready!'
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If with all your heart you [are] turning to Yahweh, remove the foreign gods and Ashtoreths from your midst. Commit your hearts to Yahweh and serve him alone. Then he will deliver you from the hand of [the] Philistines."
Nevertheless some good things have been found in regard to you, for you burned the Asherahs out of the land and set your heart to seek God."
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If with all your heart you [are] turning to Yahweh, remove the foreign gods and Ashtoreths from your midst. Commit your hearts to Yahweh and serve him alone. Then he will deliver you from the hand of [the] Philistines."
Nevertheless some good things have been found in regard to you, for you burned the Asherahs out of the land and set your 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 dressed [in] the white robes--who are [they], and from where have they come?" And I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation, and 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
and they gathered their brothers and sanctified themselves, and they went in according to the command of the king because of the words of Yahweh, to purify the house of Yahweh.
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
and they gathered their brothers and sanctified themselves, and they went in according to the command of the king because of the words of Yahweh, to purify the house of Yahweh.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No water for the army until ditches were dug
He said, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Make this wadi {full of cisterns},' for thus says Yahweh, 'You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this wadi will be full of water; and you and all of your livestock and your animals shall drink.'
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Personal purification
Therefore, if someone cleanses himself from these [things], he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
Therefore, if someone cleanses himself from these [things], he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered
Then he said to her, "Go, ask for yourself [some] containers from the streets, from all your neighbors. {You must collect as many empty containers as you can}! You must also go and shut the door behind you and your children, and you must pour out [oil] into all of these containers and set the filled [ones] aside."
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened [cattle] have been slaughtered, and everything [is] ready. Come to the wedding celebration!" '
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No healing until the leper had dipped seven times
Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go, you must wash seven times in the Jordan, then your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be clean."
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No reconciliation without repentance
"And even now," {declares} Yahweh, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping, and wailing." Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God, because he [is] gracious and compassionate, {slow to anger} and great in loyal love, and relenting from harm.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up
Sow for yourselves righteousness; {reap loyal love}. Break up for yourself fallow ground; [it is] time to seek Yahweh so he will come and rain righteousness upon you.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared
A voice [is] calling in the wilderness, "Clear the way of Yahweh! Make a highway smooth in the desert for our God!
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings
You prepare before me a table in the presence of my oppressors. You anoint my head with oil; my cup [is] overflowing.
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 one who had died, said to him, "Lord, he is stinking already, because it has been four days."
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
And he will go on 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 righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready."
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
And he will go on 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 righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready."
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 translated "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"Let me know, O Yahweh, my end, and what is the measure of my days. Let me know how transient I [am]."
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7So Jesus said, "Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my preparation for burial.
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