1 Thessalonians 5:6
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6 (A)Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but (B)let us watch and be [a]sober.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:6 self-controlled
1 Peter 1:13
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Living Before God Our Father
13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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Matthew 24:42
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42 (A)Watch therefore, for you do not know what [a]hour your Lord is coming.
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- Matthew 24:42 NU day
Romans 13:11-14
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Put on Christ
11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time (A)to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. (B)Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and (C)let us put on the armor of light. 13 (D)Let us walk [a]properly, as in the day, (E)not in revelry and drunkenness, (F)not in lewdness and lust, (G)not in strife and envy. 14 But (H)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and (I)make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
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- Romans 13:13 decently
Luke 22:46
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46 Then He said to them, “Why (A)do you sleep? Rise and (B)pray, lest you enter into temptation.”
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1 Peter 5:8
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8 Be [a]sober, be [b]vigilant; [c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
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- 1 Peter 5:8 self-controlled
- 1 Peter 5:8 watchful
- 1 Peter 5:8 NU, M omit because
Revelation 16:15
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15 (A)“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, (B)lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
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Titus 2:12
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12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
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Ephesians 5:14
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14 Therefore He says:
(A)“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”
Revelation 3:2
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2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before [a]God.
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- Revelation 3:2 NU, M My God
1 Peter 4:7
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Serving for God’s Glory
7 But (A)the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.
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Mark 13:34-35
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34 (A)It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave (B)authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. 35 (C)Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning—
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1 Timothy 2:9
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9 in like manner also, that the (A)women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and [a]moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,
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- 1 Timothy 2:9 discretion
1 Corinthians 16:13
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Final Exhortations
13 (A)Watch, (B)stand fast in the faith, be brave, (C)be strong.
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Proverbs 19:15
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Titus 2:6
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6 Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,
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1 Timothy 3:2
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2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
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Colossians 4:2
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Christian Graces
2 (A)Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it (B)with thanksgiving;
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Ephesians 6:18
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18 (A)praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, (B)being watchful to this end with all perseverance and (C)supplication for all the saints—
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Luke 21:36
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36 (A)Watch therefore, and (B)pray always that you may [a]be counted (C)worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and (D)to stand before the Son of Man.”
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- Luke 21:36 NU have strength to
Luke 12:39
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39 (A)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would [a]have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
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- Luke 12:39 NU not have allowed
Mark 14:37-38
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37 Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? 38 (A)Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. (B)The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
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Matthew 25:13
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13 (A)“Watch therefore, for you (B)know neither the day nor the hour [a]in which the Son of Man is coming.
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- Matthew 25:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
Matthew 25:5
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5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, (A)they all slumbered and slept.
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Matthew 13:25
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25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
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