'Sleeping' in the Bible

When Joseph got up from sleeping, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married her

Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping.

They brought to Him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a stretcher. Seeing their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], Jesus said to the paralytic, “Do not be afraid, son; your sins are forgiven [the penalty is paid, the guilt removed, and you are declared to be in right standing with God].”

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority and the power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.”

“Leave,” He said, “because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” And they started laughing at Him.

But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.

'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with Me one hour?

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.

Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the time is near. The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;

and told them, “Say this, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’

Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your mat and walk’?

“I say to you, get up, pick up your mat and go home.”

And he got up and immediately picked up the mat and went out before them all, so that they all were astonished and they glorified and praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

and he goes to bed at night and gets up every day, and [in the meantime] the seed sprouts and grows; how [it does this], he does not know.

But He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him up and said to Him, “Teacher! Don’t You care that we’re going to die?”

He entered the house and asked them, "Why all this confusion and crying? The child isn't dead. She's sleeping."

and ran throughout that surrounding countryside and began to carry around on their mats those who were sick, to any place where they heard He was.

Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to Him.

Then He came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The time has come. Look, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Now everyone was crying and wailing for her. But Jesus said, "Stop crying! She's not dead. She's sleeping."

I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go.

And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

“Why are you sleeping?” He asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation.”

Jesus said to him, “Get up; pick up your pallet and walk.”

He said this, and after that said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him.”

The disciples answered, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was speaking about resting or sleeping.

to such an extent that they even carried their sick out into the streets and put them on cots and sleeping pads, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on one of them [with healing power].

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

Now Herod had been in a violent quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him as a group. After they had won over Blastus, who oversaw security for the king's sleeping quarters, they asked for a peace agreement because their country depended on the king's country for food.

Then by more than five hundred brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, but some are sleeping;

And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead -- the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,

wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'

But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.

for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,

Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.