'Sleeping' in the Bible

And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.

He said, Make room; for the girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they were laughing at him.

But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?

And he came again and saw them sleeping, for their eyes were tired.

Then he comes to the disciples; and says to them, Go on sleeping now, and take your rest: for the hour is come, and the Son of man is given into the hands of evil men.

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

Say, His disciples came by night and took him away secretly while we were sleeping.

And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.

For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

And he came, and saw them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, are you sleeping? were you not able to keep watch one hour?

And again he came and saw them sleeping, because their eyes were very tired; and they had nothing to say in answer.

And he came the third time, and said to them, Go on sleeping now and take your rest: it is enough; the hour has come; see, the Son of man is given up into the hands of evil men.

And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but 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, getting up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and saw that they were sleeping for sorrow.

And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test.

And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.

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

But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

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 who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night;

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