Matthew 25:1 introduces the parable of ten virgins with lamps, directly expanding on the theme of readiness with loins girded and lights burning.

Matthew 25:4-10 contrasts wise and foolish virgins regarding oil for their lamps, a direct parallel to the call for burning lights and preparedness.

In Ephesians 6:14, the belt of truth is part of spiritual armor — same girding metaphor for readiness.

In 1 Peter 1:13, Peter says 'gird up the loins of your mind' — a direct application of this physical readiness to mental alertness.

Exodus 12:11 describes Israelites with loins girded, ready to flee Egypt—a typological foreshadowing of the readiness for Christ's return.

Matthew 24:42 reinforces the call to keep watch, echoing the readiness command with the same urgent tone.

Matthew 25:7 shows wise virgins trimming their lamps, providing a parable that illustrates the same lamp-lit readiness.

Jeremiah 1:17 commands Jeremiah to gird up his loins for prophetic duty, a parallel idiom for preparation and action.

Matthew 25:8 presents foolish virgins whose lamps are going out, contrasting the expected readiness of having lamps burning.