sothat you are not lackingin anygift,awaiting eagerlythe revelationof our LordJesusChrist,
"For Your salvationI wait,O LORD.
"Thenthe kingdomof heavenwill be comparableto tenvirgins,whotooktheir lampsand wentout to meetthe bridegroom.
"Be likemenwho are waitingfor their masterwhenhe returnsfrom the wedding feast,sothat they may immediatelyopen[the door] to him when he comesand knocks.
"It will be justthe sameon the daythat the Sonof Manis revealed.
For the anxious longingof the creationwaits eagerlyfor the revealingof the sonsof God.
And not onlythis, but alsowe ourselves,havingthe first fruitsof the Spirit,evenwe ourselvesgroanwithinourselves,waiting eagerlyfor [our] adoption as sons,the redemptionof our body.
Thereforedo not go on passing judgmentbeforethe time,[but wait] untilthe Lordcomeswhowill bothbring to lightthe things hiddenin the darknessand disclosethe motivesof [men's] hearts;and theneach man'spraisewill cometo him from God.
For in whatrespect were you treated as inferiorto the restof the churches,exceptthat I myselfdid not become a burdento you? Forgiveme thiswrong!
For we through the Spirit,by faith,are waitingfor the hopeof righteousness.
For our citizenshipis in heaven,from whichalsowe eagerly waitfor a Savior,the LordJesusChrist;
WhenChrist,who is our life,is revealed,thenyou alsowill be revealedwith Him in glory.
and to waitfor His Sonfrom heaven,whomHe raisedfrom the dead,[that is] Jesus,who rescuesus from the wrathto come.
and [to give] reliefto you who are afflictedand to us as well whenthe LordJesuswill be revealedfrom heavenwith His mightyangelsin flamingfire,
in the futurethere is laidup for me the crownof righteousness,whichthe Lord,the righteousJudge,will awardto me on that day;and not onlyto me, but alsoto allwho have lovedHis appearing.
lookingfor the blessedhopeand the appearingof the gloryof our greatGodand Savior,ChristJesus,
soChristalso,having been offeredonceto bearthe sinsof many,will appeara second timefor salvationwithout[reference to] sin,to thosewho eagerly awaitHim.
Therefore,prepareyour mindsfor action, keep sober[in spirit], fix your hopecompletelyon the graceto be broughtto you at the revelationof JesusChrist.
but to the degreethat you sharethe sufferingsof Christ,keep on rejoicing,sothat alsoat the revelationof His gloryyou may rejoicewith exultation.
And when the Chief Shepherdappears,you will receivethe unfadingcrownof glory.
lookingfor and hasteningthe comingof the dayof God,becauseof whichthe heavenswill be destroyedby burning,and the elementswill meltwith intense heat!
Beloved,nowwe are childrenof God,and it has not appearedas yetwhatwe will be. We knowthat whenHe appears,we will be likeHim, becausewe will seeHim justas He is.
keepyourselvesin the loveof God,waiting anxiouslyfor the mercyof our LordJesusChristto eternallife.
