Luke 12:36 Cross References
Luke 12:36
36: as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.
Revelation 3:20
- "Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal as friends.
Isaiah 64:4
- For since the world began, no ear has heard, and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him!
The Song of Songs 5:5
- I jumped up to open it. My hands dripped with perfume, my fingers with lovely myrrh, as I pulled back the bolt.
- I opened to my lover, but he was gone. I yearned for even his voice! I searched for him, but I couldn't find him anywhere. I called to him, but there was no reply.
Luke 2:25
- Now there was a man named Simeon who lived in Jerusalem. He was a righteous man and very devout. He was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he eagerly expected the Messiah to come and rescue Israel.
- The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord's Messiah.
- That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required,
- Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying,
- "Lord, now I can die in peace! As you promised me,
James 5:7
- Dear brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who eagerly look for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They patiently wait for the precious harvest to ripen.
- You, too, must be patient. And take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
Matthew 24:42
- So be prepared, because you don't know what day your Lord is coming.
- "Know this: A homeowner who knew exactly when a burglar was coming would stay alert and not permit the house to be broken into.
- You also must be ready all the time. For the Son of Man will come when least expected.
Matthew 25:1
- "The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
- Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- The five who were foolish took no oil for their lamps,
- but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil.
- When the bridegroom was delayed, they all lay down and slept.
Genesis 49:18
- I trust in you for salvation, O LORD!
Lamentations 3:25
- The LORD is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him.
- So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD.
Mark 13:34
- "The coming of the Son of Man can be compared with that of a man who left home to go on a trip. He gave each of his employees instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return.
- So keep a sharp lookout! For you do not know when the homeowner will return--at evening, midnight, early dawn, or late daybreak.
- Don't let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning.
- What I say to you I say to everyone: Watch for his return!"
2 Peter 1:13
- Yes, I believe I should keep on reminding you of these things as long as I live.
- But the Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that my days here on earth are numbered and I am soon to die.
- So I will work hard to make these things clear to you. I want you to remember them long after I am gone.
Matthew 22:1
- Jesus told them several other stories to illustrate the Kingdom. He said,
- "The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.
- Many guests were invited, and when the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify everyone that it was time to come. But they all refused!
- So he sent other servants to tell them, 'The feast has been prepared, and choice meats have been cooked. Everything is ready. Hurry!'
- But the guests he had invited ignored them and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his store.
Jude 1:20
- But you, dear friends, must continue to build your lives on the foundation of your holy faith. And continue to pray as you are directed by the Holy Spirit.
- Live in such a way that God's love can bless you as you wait for the eternal life that our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy is going to give you.