1 Peter 1:13

New Century Version

So prepare your minds for service and have self-control. All your hope should be for the gift of grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ is shown to you.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:46

The Lord gave his power to Elijah, who tightened his clothes around him and ran ahead of King Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

2 Kings 4:29

Then Elisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready. Take my walking stick in your hand and go quickly. If you meet anyone, don’t say hello. If anyone greets you, don’t respond. Lay my walking stick on the boy’s face.”

Job 38:3

Be strong like a man! I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.

Job 40:7

“Be strong, like a man! I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.

Exodus 12:11

“This is the way you must eat it: You must be fully dressed as if you were going on a trip. You must have your sandals on and your walking stick in your hand. You must eat it in a hurry; this is the Lord’s Passover.

Isaiah 11:5

Goodness and fairness will give him strength, like a belt around his waist.

Jeremiah 1:17

“Jeremiah, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything I command you to say. Don’t be afraid of the people, or I will give you good reason to be afraid of them.

Matthew 20:4

So he said to them, ‘If you go and work in my vineyard, I will pay you what your work is worth.’

Luke 12:35

“Be dressed, ready for service, and have your lamps shining.

Luke 17:30

This is how it will be when the Son of Man comes again.

Luke 17:8

No, you would say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Then get yourself ready and serve me. After I finish eating and drinking, you can eat.’

Romans 13:13

Let us live in a right way, like people who belong to the day. We should not have wild parties or get drunk. There should be no sexual sins of any kind, no fighting or jealousy.

Romans 8:19

Everything God made is waiting with excitement for God to show his children’s glory completely.

1 Corinthians 1:7

so you have every gift from God while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again.

1 Corinthians 13:13

So these three things continue forever: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.

Ephesians 6:14

So stand strong, with the belt of truth tied around your waist and the protection of right living on your chest.

Colossians 3:4

Christ is your life, and when he comes again, you will share in his glory.

2 Thessalonians 1:7

And he will give rest to you who are troubled and to us also when the Lord Jesus appears with burning fire from heaven with his powerful angels.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you should control yourself at all times, accept troubles, do the work of telling the Good News, and complete all the duties of a servant of God.

2 Timothy 4:8

Now, a crown is being held for me—a crown for being right with God. The Lord, the judge who judges rightly, will give the crown to me on that day—not only to me but to all those who have waited with love for him to come again.

Hebrews 10:35

So do not lose the courage you had in the past, which has a great reward.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is faithful as a Son over God’s house. And we are God’s house if we confidently maintain our hope.

Hebrews 6:19

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and strong. It enters behind the curtain in the Most Holy Place in heaven,

Hebrews 9:28

so Christ was offered as a sacrifice one time to take away the sins of many people. And he will come a second time, not to offer himself for sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

1 Peter 1:10

The prophets searched carefully and tried to learn about this salvation. They prophesied about the grace that was coming to you.

1 Peter 3:15

But respect Christ as the holy Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have,

1 Peter 4:7

The time is near when all things will end. So think clearly and control yourselves so you will be able to pray.

1 Peter 5:12

I wrote this short letter with the help of Silas, who I know is a faithful brother in Christ. I wrote to encourage you and to tell you that this is the true grace of God. Stand strong in that grace.

1 Peter 5:8

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil, your enemy, goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to eat.

1 John 3:3

Christ is pure, and all who have this hope in Christ keep themselves pure like Christ.