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Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.
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And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
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The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.
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Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
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Watchfulness
“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning,
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It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.
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Jesus at a Pharisee’s House
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.
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So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.
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Paying Taxes to Caesar
Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
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He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
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Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
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He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
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The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”
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But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
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Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, “Where is he?”
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but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him.
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Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.
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I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
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If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
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Doing Good to All
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
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Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh.
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Further Instructions
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
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Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
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Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
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Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve;
