1 Thessalonians 5:6

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Summary

1 Thessalonians 5:6

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

Let us not

Watch

General references

Luke 12:40

Bible References

Let us not

Laziness casts into a deep sleep,

And an idle man will suffer hunger.

His watchmen are blind,
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,

Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;

So the captain approached him and said, “How is it that you are sleeping? Get up, call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”

But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.

And He *came and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

For this reason it says,
“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine on you.”

Watch

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”

It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert.

Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them.

But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.

Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

With all prayer and petition

pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view,

be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.

(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.”)

General references

and the ostrich and the owl and the sea gull and the hawk in its kind,

“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”

Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

“Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.

You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”