36And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
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But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, …
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. …
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. …
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-40)Our Lord Jesus is here inculcating some needful useful lessons upon his disciples, which he had before taught them, and had occasion afterwards to press upon them; for they need to have precept upon precept, and line upon line: “Therefore , because there are so many that are ruined by covetousness, and an inordinate affection to the wealth of this world, I say unto you , my disciples, take heed of…
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