30 Bible Verses about Preparation
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Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled to thee, and be thou a guard to them.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, 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 to good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies: thou anointest 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 into the place which I have prepared.
If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him;
And now, when the evening was come, (because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath)
If a man therefore will cleanse himself from these, he will be a vessel to honor, sanctified and meet for the master's use, and prepared to every good work.
Therefore thus will I do to thee, O Israel: and because I will do this to thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Then will he say also to them 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, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer to thee, and will look up.
But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, are from the LORD.
Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight; it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he will come, saith the LORD of hosts.
For if the trumpet shall give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle?
Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which appeared.
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Preparation » Day of
Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,
And now, when the evening was come, (because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath)
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
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!
For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, besides thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
And the LORD God 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 grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
Then will the King say to them 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 servant at supper-time, to say to them that were invited, Come, for all things are now ready.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods, and Ashtaroth, from among you, and prepare your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.
Nevertheless, there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thy heart to seek God.
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods, and Ashtaroth, from among you, and prepare your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.
Nevertheless, there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared 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, Who are these that are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said to him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they who came out of 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 assembled their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
And they assembled their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, 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 saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Personal purification
If a man therefore will cleanse himself from these, he will be a vessel to honor, sanctified and meet for the master's use, and prepared to every good work.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
If a man therefore will cleanse himself from these, he will be a vessel to honor, sanctified and meet for the master's use, and prepared to every good work.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou hast come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell them who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.
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 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
Therefore also now, saith the LORD, Turn ye even 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 to the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth 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 in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and reign righteousness upon you.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye 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
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No resurrection until the stone is removed
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him, Lord, by this time his body is offensive: for he hath been dead four days.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
And he shall 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 shall 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 said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, 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 39:4LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burial hath she kept this.