Luke 21:34
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Exhortation to Watch
34 “Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life and that day does not catch you unexpectedly,(A)
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Luke 21:34
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34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(A) and that day will close on you suddenly(B) like a trap.
Mark 4:19
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19 but the cares of the age and the lure of wealth and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing.
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Mark 4:19
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19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(A) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Luke 12:45-46
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45 But if that slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the other slaves, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know and will cut him in pieces[a] and put him with the unfaithful.
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Luke 12:45-46
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45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.(A) He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
Luke 12:40
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40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”(A)
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Luke 12:40
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40 You also must be ready,(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
1 Peter 4:3-7
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3 You have already spent enough time in doing what the gentiles like to do, living in debauchery, passions, drunkenness, revels, carousing, and lawless idolatry.(A) 4 They are surprised that you no longer join them in the same excesses of dissipation, and so they blaspheme.[a](B) 5 But they will have to give an accounting to him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.(C) 6 For this is the reason the gospel was proclaimed even to the dead, so that, though they had been judged in the flesh as everyone is judged, they might live in the spirit as God does.
7 The end of all things is near;[b] therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers.(D)
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1 Peter 4:3-7
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3 For you have spent enough time in the past(A) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(B) 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(C) 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.(D) 6 For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead,(E) so that they might be judged according to human standards in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit.
7 The end of all things is near.(F) Therefore be alert and of sober mind(G) so that you may pray.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-8
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2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.(A) 3 When they say, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape!(B) 4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief;(C) 5 for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. 6 So, then, let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober,(D) 7 for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night.(E) 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober and put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation.(F)
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1 Thessalonians 5:2-8
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2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief in the night.(B) 3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(C) destruction will come on them suddenly,(D) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(E)
4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness(F) so that this day should surprise you like a thief.(G) 5 You are all children of the light(H) and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep,(I) but let us be awake(J) and sober.(K) 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.(L) 8 But since we belong to the day,(M) let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate,(N) and the hope of salvation(O) as a helmet.(P)
1 Corinthians 6:10
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10 thieves, the greedy, drunkards, revilers, swindlers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God.
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1 Corinthians 6:10
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10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers(A) will inherit the kingdom of God.
Revelation 3:3
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3 Remember, then, what you received and heard; obey it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.(A)
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2 Peter 3:14
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Final Exhortation and Doxology
14 Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish,(A)
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2 Peter 3:14
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14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(A) and at peace with him.
1 Corinthians 5:11
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11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother or sister who is sexually immoral or greedy or an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler. Do not even eat with such a one.
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1 Corinthians 5:11
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11 But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister[a](A) but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater(B) or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.(C)
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- 1 Corinthians 5:11 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 8:11, 13.
Mark 13:35-37
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35 Therefore, keep awake, for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening or at midnight or at cockcrow or at dawn,(A) 36 or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.”
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Mark 13:35-37
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35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”(A)
Galatians 5:20
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20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions,
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Galatians 5:20
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20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
Matthew 13:22
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22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of this[a] age and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing.(A)
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- 13.22 Some ancient authorities read the
Matthew 13:22
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22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth(A) choke the word, making it unfruitful.
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