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.”
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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Revelation 3:18
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18 So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see.
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.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
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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. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.
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Revelation 3:3-4
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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.
4 “Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
2 Corinthians 5:3
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3 For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies.[a]
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- 5:3 Greek we will not be naked.
Mark 13:33-37
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33 And since you don’t know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert[a]!
34 “The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return. 35 You, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight, before dawn, or at daybreak. 36 Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning. 37 I say to you what I say to everyone: Watch for him!”
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- 13:33 Some manuscripts add and pray.
Acts 20:31
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31 Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you—my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you.
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Mark 14:38
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38 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 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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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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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 12:37-43
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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.”
41 Peter asked, “Lord, is that illustration just for us or for everyone?”
42 And the Lord replied, “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. 43 If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward.
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- 12:38 Greek in the second or third watch.
Matthew 26:41
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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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Isaiah 47:3
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3 You will be naked and burdened with shame.
I will take vengeance against you without pity.”
1 Peter 4:7
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7 The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.
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Ezekiel 16:37
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37 this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies—the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated—and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you.
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Habakkuk 2:15
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15 “What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk!
You force your cup on them
so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.
Hosea 2:3
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3 Otherwise, I will strip her as naked
as she was on the day she was born.
I will leave her to die of thirst,
as in a dry and barren wilderness.
Exodus 32:25
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25 Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of their enemies.[a]
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- 32:25 Or out of control, and they mocked anyone who opposed them. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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