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Mark 13:33
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33 (A)Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.

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Mark 13:33
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33 Be on guard! Be alert[a]!(A) You do not know when that time will come.

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  1. Mark 13:33 Some manuscripts alert and pray
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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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Ephesians 6:18
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18 And pray in the Spirit(A) on all occasions(B) with all kinds of prayers and requests.(C) With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying(D) for all the Lord’s people.

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Romans 13:11-12
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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.

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Romans 13:11-12
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The Day Is Near

11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come(A) for you to wake up from your slumber,(B) because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.(C) So let us put aside the deeds of darkness(D) and put on the armor(E) of light.

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Luke 12:40
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40 (A)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

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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.”

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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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Revelation 16:15
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15 “Look, I come like a thief!(A) Blessed is the one who stays awake(B) and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”(C)

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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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  1. Matthew 25:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
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Matthew 25:13
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13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(A)

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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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1 Peter 4:7
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7 The end of all things is near.(A) Therefore be alert and of sober mind(B) so that you may pray.

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1 Thessalonians 5:5-8
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5 You are all (A)sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 6 (B)Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but (C)let us watch and be [a]sober. 7 For (D)those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk (E)are drunk at night. 8 But let us who are of the day be sober, (F)putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 self-controlled
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1 Thessalonians 5:5-8
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5 You are all children of the light(A) 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,(B) but let us be awake(C) and sober.(D) 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.(E) 8 But since we belong to the day,(F) let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate,(G) and the hope of salvation(H) as a helmet.(I)

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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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1 Corinthians 16:13
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13 Be on your guard; stand firm(A) in the faith; be courageous; be strong.(B)

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Luke 21:34-36
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The Importance of Watching(A)

34 “But (B)take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with [a]carousing, drunkenness, and (C)cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For (D)it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 (E)Watch therefore, and (F)pray always that you may [b]be counted (G)worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and (H)to stand before the Son of Man.”

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  1. Luke 21:34 dissipation
  2. Luke 21:36 NU have strength to
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Luke 21:34-36
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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. 35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray(C) 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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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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Mark 14:37-38
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37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.(A) The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”(B)

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Mark 13:35-37
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35 (A)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— 36 lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”

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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)

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Matthew 24:42-44
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42 (A)Watch therefore, for you do not know what [a]hour your Lord is coming. 43 (B)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what [b]hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 (C)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

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  1. Matthew 24:42 NU day
  2. Matthew 24:43 Lit. watch of the night
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Matthew 24:42-44
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42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(A) 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(B) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,(C) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

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