Bible Verses About Preparation for Encounter
Bible verses about Preparation for Encounter
Discover what the Bible says about preparation for encounter.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
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The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath, (for that sabbath was a great day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken away.
There they laid Jesus therefore, because of the Jews' preparation-[day], for the sepulcher was nigh at hand.
And David said, Solomon my son [is] young and tender, and the house [that is] to be built for the LORD [must be] very magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation for it. So David made abundant preparation before his death.
Scripture Passages
And now, when the evening was come, (because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath)
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? some others, He seemeth to be a setter-forth of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the heathen [for] thy inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession.
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all my enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call to him.
But as for me, I will come [into] thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: [and] in thy fear will I worship towards thy holy temple.
For [there is] no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulcher; they flatter with their tongue.
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Arise, O LORD, in thy anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me [to] the judgment [that] thou hast commanded.
So shall the congregation of the people encompass thee: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever.
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments [are] far above out of his sight: [as for] all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite [it] with thy hand: the poor committeth himself to thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
For lo, the wicked bend [their] bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fullness of joy; at thy right hand [are] pleasures for evermore.
As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
He giveth great deliverance to his king; and showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever.
[As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Their line hath gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether.
For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness: thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shades of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide.