Bible Cross References
kingdom
Matthew 13:24
Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man sowed good seed in his field.
Matthew 13:31-33
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Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his field.
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It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it grows up, it is the biggest of all plants. It becomes a tree, so that birds come and make their nests in its branches."
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Jesus told them still another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises."
Matthew 13:44-47
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"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man happens to find a treasure hidden in a field. He covers it up again, and is so happy that he goes and sells everything he has, and then goes back and buys that field.
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"Also, the Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man is looking for fine pearls,
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and when he finds one that is unusually fine, he goes and sells everything he has, and buys that pearl.
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"Also, the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Some fishermen throw their net out in the lake and catch all kinds of fish.
Matthew 25:1
"At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there were ten young women who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 25:14
"At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property.
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Matthew 25:1-13
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"At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there were ten young women who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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Five of them were foolish, and the other five were wise.
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The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any extra oil with them,
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while the wise ones took containers full of oil for their lamps.
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The bridegroom was late in coming, so they began to nod and fall asleep.
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"It was already midnight when the cry rang out, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come and meet him!'
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The ten young women woke up and trimmed their lamps.
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Then the foolish ones said to the wise ones, 'Let us have some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.'
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'No, indeed,' the wise ones answered, 'there is not enough for you and for us. Go to the store and buy some for yourselves.'
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So the foolish ones went off to buy some oil; and while they were gone, the bridegroom arrived. The five who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was closed.
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"Later the others arrived. 'Sir, sir! Let us in!' they cried out.
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'Certainly not! I don't know you,' the bridegroom answered."
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And Jesus concluded, "Watch out, then, because you do not know the day or the hour.
Psalm 45:10-16
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Bride of the king, listen to what I say--- forget your people and your relatives.
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Your beauty will make the king desire you; he is your master, so you must obey him.
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The people of Tyre will bring you gifts; rich people will try to win your favor.
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The princess is in the palace---how beautiful she is! Her gown is made of gold thread.
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In her colorful gown she is led to the king, followed by her bridesmaids, and they also are brought to him.
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With joy and gladness they come and enter the king's palace.
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You, my king, will have many sons to succeed your ancestors as kings, and you will make them rulers over the whole earth.
John 3:29
The bridegroom is the one to whom the bride belongs; but the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens, is glad when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This is how my own happiness is made complete.
John 3:30
He must become more important while I become less important."
2 Corinthians 11:2
I am jealous for you, just as God is; you are like a pure virgin whom I have promised in marriage to one man only, Christ himself.
Ephesians 5:24-32
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And so wives must submit themselves completely to their husbands just as the church submits itself to Christ.
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Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
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He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water,
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in order to present the church to himself in all its beauty---pure and faultless, without spot or wrinkle or any other imperfection.
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Men ought to love their wives just as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.
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(None of us ever hate our own bodies. Instead, we feed them, and take care of them, just as Christ does the church;
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for we are members of his body.)
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As the scripture says, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one."
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There is a deep secret truth revealed in this scripture, which I understand as applying to Christ and the church.
Revelation 19:7-9
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Let us rejoice and be glad; let us praise his greatness! For the time has come for the wedding of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself for it.
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She has been given clean shining linen to wear." (The linen is the good deeds of God's people.)
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Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Happy are those who have been invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb." And the angel added, "These are the true words of God."