Matthew 24:48
But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;
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Matthew 24:48
But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;
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Matthew 24:49
And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;
Matthew 24:50
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,
Matthew 24:51
And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
Luke 12:45
But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;
Luke 12:46
The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;
Luke 21:34
But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:
Luke 21:35
For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.
Luke 21:36
But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
Ecclesiastes 9:12
Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.
Jeremiah 4:7
A lion has gone up from his secret place in the woods, and one who makes waste the nations is on his way; he has gone out from his place, to make your land unpeopled, so that your towns will be made waste, with no man living in them.
Matthew 7:23
And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.
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Matthew 25:1
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.
Matthew 25:5
Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.
Matthew 25:6
But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.
Matthew 25:7
Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights.
Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.
Matthew 25:9
But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.
Matthew 25:10
And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.
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1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.
1 Thessalonians 5:4
But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief:
Matthew 24:42
Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.
Matthew 24:43
But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.
Matthew 24:44
Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.
Revelation 3:3
Keep in mind, then, the teaching which was given to you, and be ruled by it and have a change of heart. If then you do not keep watch, I will come like a thief, and you will have no knowledge of the hour when I will come on you.
Matthew 25:19
Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.
Matthew 25:37
Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?
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2 Peter 3:3
Having first of all the knowledge that in the last days there will be men who, ruled by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things,
2 Peter 3:4
Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.
2 Peter 3:5
But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;
Exodus 32:1
And when the people saw that Moses was a long time coming down from the mountain, they all came to Aaron and said to him, Come, make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.
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Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.
Amos 6:3
You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near;
Isaiah 47:7
And you said, I will be a queen for ever: you did not give attention to these things, and did not keep in mind what would come after.
Isaiah 56:12
Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.
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Matthew 24:45
Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
Matthew 24:46
A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.
Matthew 24:47
Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.
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Ezekiel 12:22
Son of man, what is this saying which you have about the land of Israel, The time is long and every vision comes to nothing?
Ezekiel 12:23
For this cause say to them, This is what the Lord has said: I have made this saying come to an end, and it will no longer be used as a common saying in Israel; but say to them, The days are near, and the effect of every vision.
Ezekiel 12:27
Son of man, see, the children of Israel say, The vision which he sees is for the days which are a long way off, and his words are of times still far away.
Ezekiel 12:28
Say to them then, This is what the Lord has said: Not one of my words will be put off any longer, but what I say I will do, says the Lord.
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Mark 13:34
It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.
Mark 13:35
So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;
Mark 13:36
For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.
Mark 13:37
And what I say to you, I say to all, Keep watch.
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2 Peter 3:8
But, my loved ones, keep in mind this one thing, that with the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years are no more than one day.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up.
2 Peter 3:12
Looking for and truly desiring the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will come to an end through fire, and the substance of the earth will be changed by the great heat?
2 Peter 3:14
For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.
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Psalms 10:6
He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.
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Matthew 24:37
And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
Matthew 24:38
Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,
Matthew 24:39
And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
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Romans 13:11
See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
Romans 13:12
The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,
Romans 13:13
With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;
1 Thessalonians 5:6
So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.
1 Thessalonians 5:7
For those who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night;
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James 5:8
Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.
James 5:9
Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.
Philippians 4:5
Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.
Hebrews 10:25
Not giving up our meetings, as is the way of some, but keeping one another strong in faith; and all the more because you see the day coming near.
Hebrews 10:37
In a very little time he who is coming will come; he will not be slow.
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Psalms 14:1
To the chief music-maker. Of David. The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
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