Revelation 3:3
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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 3:3
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Revelation 2:5
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5 Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.
Revelation 2:5
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2 Peter 3:10
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10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.[a]
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- 3:10 Other manuscripts read will be burned up; one early manuscript reads will be found destroyed.
2 Peter 3:10
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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.(A) The heavens will disappear with a roar;(B) the elements will be destroyed by fire,(C) and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a](D)
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- 2 Peter 3:10 Some manuscripts be burned up
1 Thessalonians 5:2
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2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night.
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1 Thessalonians 5:2
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Matthew 24:42-43
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42 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. 43 Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into.
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Matthew 24:42-43
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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.
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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Luke 12:39-40
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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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Luke 12:39-40
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39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief(A) was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready,(B) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6
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4 But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief.[a] 5 For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night. 6 So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded.
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- 5:4 Some manuscripts read comes upon you as if you were thieves.
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6
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4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness(A) so that this day should surprise you like a thief.(B) 5 You are all children of the light(C) 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,(D) but let us be awake(E) and sober.(F)
Hebrews 2:1
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A Warning against Drifting Away
2 So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
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Hebrews 2:1
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Warning to Pay Attention
2 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.(A)
1 Timothy 6:20
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20 Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge.
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1 Timothy 6:20
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20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted(A) to your care. Turn away from godless chatter(B) and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
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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13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(A)
Mark 13:36
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36 Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning.
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Mark 13:36
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36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.
Mark 13:33
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33 And since you don’t know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert[a]!
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- 13:33 Some manuscripts add and pray.
Mark 13:33
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- Mark 13:33 Some manuscripts alert and pray
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