Matthew 25:34

The man of lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul, But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

He *said to them, “My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

“Who then is the faithful and prudent slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

“Now five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.

but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.

“But the prudent answered, saying, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’

“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

And as He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and began asking Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation,

saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

“Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him in love,

so that having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said, “As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest,” although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Listen, my beloved brothers: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but appeared in these last times for the sake of you

And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.

“The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come.