Romans 13:11
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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.
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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 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 Thessalonians 5:6 self-controlled
Ephesians 5:14
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14 Therefore He says:
(A)“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”
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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2 Peter 3:13-15
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13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for (A)new heavens and a (B)new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Be Steadfast
14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent (C)to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that (D)the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
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1 Corinthians 15:34
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34 (A)Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; (B)for some do not have the knowledge of God. (C)I speak this to your shame.
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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The Day of the Lord
5 But concerning (A)the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that (B)the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (C)sudden destruction comes upon them, (D)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
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Revelation 22:20
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I Am Coming Quickly
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
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Luke 21:28
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28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because (A)your redemption draws near.”
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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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- Matthew 24:42 NU day
- Matthew 24:43 Lit. watch of the night
Ecclesiastes 9:10
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10 (A)Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your (B)might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.
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Matthew 26:40-41
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40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? 41 (A)Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. (B)The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
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Revelation 22:12
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Jesus Testifies to the Churches
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and (A)My reward is with Me, (B)to give to every one according to his work.
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1 Corinthians 10:11
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11 Now [a]all these things happened to them as examples, and (A)they were written for our [b]admonition, (B)upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:11 NU omits all
- 1 Corinthians 10:11 instruction
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
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29 But (A)this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none, 30 those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, 31 and those who use this world as not (B)misusing it. For (C)the form of this world is passing away.
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Jonah 1:6
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6 So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, (A)call on your God; (B)perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
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Matthew 25:5-7
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5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, (A)they all slumbered and slept.
6 “And at midnight (B)a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [a]is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and (C)trimmed their lamps.
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- Matthew 25:6 NU omits is coming
Isaiah 21:11-12
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Proclamation Against Edom
11 (A)The [a]burden against Dumah.
He calls to me out of (B)Seir,
“Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”
12 The watchman said,
“The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
Return! Come back!”
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- Isaiah 21:11 oracle, prophecy
Matthew 16:3
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3 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ [a]Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.
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- Matthew 16:3 NU omits Hypocrites
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