Luke 12:35

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Be ready and keep your lamps burning

Cross References

Proverbs 31:17

and she always works hard.

Isaiah 11:5

Honesty and fairness will be his royal robes.

Isaiah 5:27

None of them are tired. They don't sleep or get drowsy, and they run without stumbling. Their belts don't come loose; their sandal straps don't break.

Matthew 25:1

The kingdom of heaven is like what happened one night when ten girls took their oil lamps and went to a wedding to meet the groom.

Matthew 5:16

Make your light shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

Luke 12:36

just like those servants who wait up for their master to return from a wedding feast. As soon as he comes and knocks, they open the door for him.

Ephesians 6:14

Be ready! Let the truth be like a belt around your waist, and let God's justice protect you like armour.

Philippians 2:15

Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything that they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world,

1 Peter 1:13

Be alert and think straight. Put all your hope in how kind God will be to you when Jesus Christ appears.