Quotes about Expectation
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
— Matthew 11:14
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
— Matthew 11:17
For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
— Matthew 13:17
The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
— Matthew 17:10
So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
— Matthew 20:10
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
— Matthew 21:19
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
— Matthew 24:42
For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
— Matthew 24:44
“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
— Matthew 25:1
But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
— Matthew 25:4
When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
— Matthew 25:5
Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
— Matthew 25:11