³⁶ Be always on the watch, and pray^(A) 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.”

⁸ Be alert and of sober mind.^(A) Your enemy the devil prowls around^(B) like a roaring lion^(C) looking for someone to devour.

God’s Children and Sin

²⁸ And now, dear children,^(A) continue in him, so that when he appears^(B) we may be confident^(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.^(D)

¹³ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.^(A)

¹³ Be on your guard; stand firm^(A) in the faith; be courageous; be strong.^(B)

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.^(A)

³⁷ What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”^(A)

³³ Be on guard! Be alert^[a]!^(A) You do not know when that time will come.

⁴² “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.^(A)

⁷ The end of all things is near.^(A) Therefore be alert and of sober mind^(B) so that you may pray.