38 occurrences in 12 translations

'Prepare' in the Bible

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Verse ConceptsDesertsJohn The BaptistWildernessMessiahStraight PathsIndividuals ShoutingMaking RoadsIn Order Of RankScriptures FulfilledNamed Prophets Of The LordPaths

and they said to him, 'Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, 'Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'

Verse ConceptsBabies, Figurative UseReadingLipsNeverAssentingReading The ScripturesChildren And The KingdomPraise To God Is FittingBabies Used As A Spiritual Imagebaby

For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadBurials, FeaturesOintmentPerfumePreparation For Burial

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

Verse ConceptsPassover lambFeastingTypesWhere Are Things?

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Verse ConceptsDemons, Exorcism OfPreparing God's WayHeraldIn Order Of RankGod Sends ProphetsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Verse ConceptsWildernessStraight PathsIndividuals ShoutingMaking RoadsHighwaysPaths

And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

Verse ConceptsPassover lambTypesThe Disciples Words

And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.”

Verse ConceptsPreparing For ActionUpper Rooms

He is the one who will go before the Lord with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and to prepare the people to be ready for the Lord."

Verse ConceptsHeraldPower, HumanSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfProphecies Concerning ChristForerunnersDivine MessengerCausing People To TurnPeople Going BeforeAcquiring WisdomFathers And SonsPowerful Individualsparentingdisobedience

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

Verse ConceptsForerunnersDivine MessengerPeople Going BeforeIndividual Prophets

which Thou didst prepare before the face of all the peoples,

Verse ConceptsThe Gospel To The NationsIn Men's Presence

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Verse ConceptsWildernessStraight PathsIndividuals ShoutingMaking RoadsWritten In The ProphetsBooks Of Prophecy

This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Verse ConceptsPreparing God's WayHeraldMissionaries, Call OfPeople Going Before

And he sent messengers before {him}, and they went [and] entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him.

Verse ConceptsPeople Going BeforeA Place Prepared

Instead, will he not tell him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink’?

Verse ConceptsClothing OneselfEating And DrinkingPreparing Food

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.

Verse Conceptscatsprepping

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

Verse ConceptsWhere Are Things?

And he will show you a large, furnished upper room; prepare it there.”

Verse ConceptsA Place PreparedThings ManifestUpper RoomsGuest Roomsspacezealots

He replied, "I am ""a voice crying out in the wilderness, "Prepare the Lord's highway,"' as the prophet Isaiah said."

Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistStraight PathsMaking RoadsWritten In The ProphetsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

They took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial;

Verse ConceptsThe DeadHerbs And SpicesLinenTraditionsPreparation For Burial

And having called to him certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred light-armed footmen, for the third hour of the night.

Verse ConceptsTravelThe Number Two HundredRiding HorsesSeventiesTwo Other Men

But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

Verse ConceptsIntercessory PrayerPray For UsStaying TemporarilyPrivate RoomsGuest Rooms

Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, 'Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not will, and a body Thou didst prepare for me,

Verse Conceptsequipping, spiritualBody Of ChristSacrificesPreparationSacrificeVolunteeringgirlfriends

And the seven messengers who are having the seven trumpets did prepare themselves that they may sound;

Verse ConceptsSymbolsSeven SpiritsSeven ThingsSeven TrumpetsPreparing For ActionAngels Doing God's Work

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Develop (11 instances)
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