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Matthew 24:42
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Matthew 24:42
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42 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.
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Matthew 24:42
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Matthew 24:42
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42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(A)
Luke 21:36
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Luke 21:36
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36 Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.”
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Luke 21:36
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Luke 21:36
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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.”
1 Thessalonians 5:6
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1 Thessalonians 5:6
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6 So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded.
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1 Thessalonians 5:6
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1 Thessalonians 5:6
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Matthew 25:13
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Matthew 25:13
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13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.
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Matthew 25:13
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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)
Revelation 16:15
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Revelation 16:15
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15 “Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.”
Revelation 16:15
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Revelation 16:15
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1 Corinthians 16:13
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1 Corinthians 16:13
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13 Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous.[a] Be strong.
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- 16:13 Greek Be men.
1 Corinthians 16:13
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1 Corinthians 16:13
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Luke 12:35-40
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Luke 12:35-40
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Be Ready for the Lord’s Coming
35 “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks. 37 The servants who are ready and waiting for his return will be rewarded. I tell you the truth, he himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat! 38 He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn.[a] But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready.
39 “Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into. 40 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.”
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- 12:38 Greek in the second or third watch.
Luke 12:35-40
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Luke 12:35-40
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Watchfulness(A)(B)
35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes.(C) Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.(D) 38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief(E) was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready,(F) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
Matthew 24:36
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Matthew 24:36
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36 “However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself.[a] Only the Father knows.
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- 24:36 Some manuscripts do not include or the Son himself.
Matthew 24:36
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Matthew 24:36
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The Day and Hour Unknown(A)(B)
36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[a] but only the Father.(C)
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- Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.
Matthew 24:44
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Matthew 24:44
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44 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.
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Matthew 24:44
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Matthew 24:44
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44 So you also must be ready,(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
Romans 13:11
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Romans 13:11
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11 This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
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Romans 13:11
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Romans 13:11
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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.
Matthew 26:38-41
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Matthew 26:38-41
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38 He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
40 Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? 41 Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”
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Matthew 26:38-41
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Matthew 26:38-41
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38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow(A) to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”(B)
39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup(C) be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”(D)
40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me(E) for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.(F) The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Revelation 3:2-3
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Revelation 3:2-3
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2 Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God. 3 Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.
Revelation 3:2-3
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Revelation 3:2-3
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2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(A) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(B) and you will not know at what time(C) I will come to you.
1 Peter 5:8
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1 Peter 5:8
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8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
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1 Peter 5:8
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1 Peter 5:8
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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.
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