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 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.
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
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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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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 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.”
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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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.
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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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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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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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 13:33
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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.
Ezekiel 36:31
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31 Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did.
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Revelation 3:19
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19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
2 Peter 3:1
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The Day of the Lord Is Coming
3 This is my second letter to you, dear friends, and in both of them I have tried to stimulate your wholesome thinking and refresh your memory.
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Revelation 3:11
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11 I am coming soon.[a] Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.
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- 3:11 Or suddenly, or quickly.
Revelation 2:25
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25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.
Revelation 2:21-22
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21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.
22 “Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering,[a] and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds.
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- 2:22 Greek a bed.
2 Peter 1:13
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13 And it is only right that I should keep on reminding you as long as I live.[a]
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- 1:13 Greek as long as I am in this tent [or tabernacle].
2 Timothy 1:13
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13 Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.
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Ezekiel 16:61-63
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61 Then you will remember with shame all the evil you have done. I will make your sisters, Samaria and Sodom, to be your daughters, even though they are not part of our covenant. 62 And I will reaffirm my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the Lord. 63 You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silent shame when I forgive you of all that you have done. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
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Ezekiel 20:43
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43 You will look back on all the ways you defiled yourselves and will hate yourselves because of the evil you have done.
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