'Ready' in the Bible

For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said,“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,‘Make ready the way of the Lord,Make His paths straight!’”

Even now the ax is ready to strike the root of the trees! Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

This is the one of whom it is written [by the prophet Malachi],‘Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,Who will prepare Your way before You.’

He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things;

They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.

They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.

Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Then all the bridesmaids woke up and got their lamps ready.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:

For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place.

Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?

And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh weak.

Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,

As it is written and forever remains in the [writings of the] prophet Isaiah:“Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,Who will prepare Your way—

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,‘Make ready the way of the Lord,Make His paths straight.’”

Then He told His disciples to have a small boat ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him.

But as soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

But to be seated at my right hand or at my left is not for me to give: but it is for those for whom it has been made ready.

She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.

And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover?

And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,‘Make ready the way of the Lord,Make His paths straight.

Even now the ax is ready to strike the root of the trees! Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

This is the one of whom it is written [by the prophet Malachi],‘Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,Who will prepare Your way before You.’

And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.

“Be ready for service and have your lamps lit.

Those slaves the master will find alert when he comes will be blessed. I assure you: He will get ready, have them recline at the table, then come and serve them.

Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes,

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

men ready to die through fear and expectation of what is coming on the habitable earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

But keep alert at all times [be attentive and ready], praying that you may have the strength and ability [to be found worthy and] to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man [at His coming].”

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat.

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we make ready?

And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on.

and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.

And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain others with them,

“Don’t you say, ‘There are still four more months, then comes the harvest’? Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest.

He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.

There are many dwelling places in my Father's house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.

And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.

(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!

Now there was a vessel ready, full of bitter wine, and they put a sponge full of it on a stick and put it to his mouth.

Now it was the day of getting ready for the Passover, and so that the bodies might not be on the cross on the Sabbath (because the day of that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews made a request to Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.

Then He said to Thomas, "Bring your finger here and feel my hands; bring you hand and put it into my side; and do not be ready to disbelieve but to believe."

When they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and bread.

Truly I say to you, When you were young, you made yourself ready and went wherever you had a desire to go: but when you are old, you will put out your hands and another will make you ready, and you will be taken where you have no desire to go.

And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth.

And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

So, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.

Then the angel said, Put on your shoes and get ready to go. And he did so. And he said, Put your coat round you and come with me.

For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

Now these people were more noble and open-minded than those in Thessalonica, so they received the message [of salvation through faith in the Christ] with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar.

After they had interrogated me, they were ready to release me because I was not guilty of any offense deserving death.

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.

And what if God, desiring to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath ready for destruction?

And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,

Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.

but just as it is written [in Scripture],“Things which the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard,And which have not entered the heart of man,All that God has prepared for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].”

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you weren't ready for it. And you're still not ready!

Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].

For example, if a bugle doesn't sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?

What then, brethren? Whenever you assemble, there is not one of you who is not ready either with a song of praise, a sermon, a revelation, a 'tongue,' or an interpretation. Let everything be done with a view to the building up of faith and character.

Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

So then, was I indecisive or capricious when I was [originally] planning this? Or the things I plan, do I plan in a self-serving way like a worldly man, ready to say, “Yes, yes” and “No, no” [at the same time]?

We are not again commending ourselves to your favour, but are furnishing you with a ground of boasting on our behalf, so that you may have a reply ready for those with whom superficial appearances are everything and sincerity of heart counts for nothing.

See what great earnestness godly sorrow has produced in you! How ready you are to clear yourselves, how indignant, how alarmed, how full of longing and enthusiasm, how eager to seek justice! In every way you have demonstrated that you are innocent in this matter.

And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.

I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it.