The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
1 Peter 1:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So brace up your minds; be sober (circumspect, morally alert); set your hope wholly and unchangeably on the grace (divine favor) that is coming to you when Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is revealed. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; Common English Bible Therefore, once you have your minds ready for action and you are thinking clearly, place your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, gird the waist of your mind, be sober, and hope perfectly in the grace that is offered to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore having the loins of your mind girt up, being sober, trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of Jesus Christ, |
The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
So Elisha said to Gehazi, ‘Tuck your mantle under your belt, take my staff with you, and go. If you meet anyone, don’t stop to greet him, and if a man greets you, don’t answer him. Then place my staff on the boy’s face.’
Get ready to answer me like a man; when I question you, you will inform me.
Get ready to answer me like a man; when I question you, you will inform me.
Here is how you must eat it: You must be dressed for travel, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. You are to eat it in a hurry; it is the Lord’s Passover.
Righteousness will be a belt round his hips; faithfulness will be a belt round his waist.
‘Now, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them or I will cause you to cower before them.
He said to them, “You also go into my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.” So off they went.
Instead, will he not tell him, “Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink”?
Let us walk with decency, as in the daytime: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarrelling and jealousy.
For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation for God’s sons to be revealed.
so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love #– #but the greatest of these is love.
Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt round your waist, righteousness like armour on your chest,
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,
But as for you, exercise self-control in everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.
There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing. ,
But Christ was faithful as a Son over his household. And we are that household if we hold on to our confidence and the hope in which we boast. ,
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.
so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and carefully investigated.
but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, ready at any time to give a defence to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.
The end of all things is near; therefore, be alert and sober-minded for prayer.
Through Silvanus, , a faithful brother (as I consider him), I have written to you briefly in order to encourage you and to testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!
Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.
And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself just as he is pure.