Praying from Matthew 25:12. Themes: Judgment, Preparation, Accountability.
Command. The verse is a warning to be prepared for the return of Jesus and to have a personal relationship with him.
Praying from Matthew 25:11. Themes: Salvation, Preparation, Judgment.
Promise. The verse is describing the plea of the foolish virgins to be let into the wedding feast, but it does not contain a command for the reader to foll…
Praying from Matthew 25:10. Themes: Preparation, Judgment, Celebration.
Promise. The verse describes the outcome for those who were ready when the bridegroom came – they were able to enter the wedding feast.
Praying from Matthew 25:9. Themes: Provision, Responsibility, Selfishness.
Command. The wise are telling the foolish to go buy their own oil.
Praying from Matthew 25:7. Themes: Preparation, Readiness, Judgment
Command. The verse is instructing the virgins to trim their lamps.
Praying from Matthew 25:6. Themes: Eschatology, Preparation, Watchfulness.
Command. The verse commands the reader to come out and meet the bridegroom who is coming.
Praying from Matthew 25:4. Themes: Preparation, Readiness, Wisdom
Command. The verse is instructing the reader to be prepared and wise by taking oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Praying from Matthew 25:3. Themes: Preparation, Readiness, Wisdom
Command. The verse is a warning to be prepared and not foolishly neglect to bring necessary supplies.
Praying from Matthew 24:51. Themes: Judgment, Punishment, Hypocrisy
Command. The verse is a warning to the reader to avoid hypocrisy or face severe consequences.
Praying from Matthew 24:50. Themes: Judgment, Second Coming, Watchfulness.
Promise. The verse is describing the unexpected return of the Lord and the uncertainty of the timing. There is no command given to the reader.
Praying from Matthew 24:48. Themes: Diligence, Faithfulness, Judgment
Command. The verse is warning against the attitude of the evil servant who thinks that his master is delaying his coming and therefore becomes careless and…
Praying from Matthew 24:47. Themes: Authority, Stewardship, Faithfulness.
Promise. The verse is a promise that the person being referred to will be given authority over everything they have.
Praying from Matthew 24:46. Themes: Faithfulness, Diligence, Preparedness.
Promise. The verse promises that the servant who is found doing his duty when his lord returns will be blessed.
Praying from Matthew 24:45. Themes: Faithfulness, Wisdom, Responsibility.
Command. The verse is instructing the reader to be a faithful and wise servant who provides for their household at the appropriate time.
Praying from Matthew 24:44. Themes: Eschatology, Preparation, Second Coming.
Command. The verse commands the reader to be ready for the unexpected arrival of the Son of Man.
Praying from Matthew 24:43. Themes: Vigilance, Judgment, Preparedness.
Command. The verse is urging the reader to be vigilant and watchful, so as to not allow their house to be broken into.
Praying from Matthew 24:42. Themes: Watchfulness, Second Coming, Uncertainty
Command. The reader is commanded to watch and be prepared for the return of their Lord, as they do not know when it will happen.
Praying from Matthew 24:39. Themes: Judgment, Second Coming.
Promise. The verse is describing how the coming of the Son of Man will be sudden and unexpected, just like the flood that took people by surprise. There is…
Praying from Matthew 24:36. Themes: Eschatology, Omniscience, Authority.
Promise. The verse states that only God the Father knows the day and hour of a certain event.
Praying from Matthew 24:35. Themes: Eternity, Scripture, Faithfulness.
Promise. The verse assures the reader that Jesus’ words will never pass away, even if heaven and earth do.