1 Corinthians 16:13

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1 Corinthians 16:13

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Summary

1 Corinthians 16:13

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Watch

Stand

Quit

Hebrews 11:32

Be

2 Timothy 2:1

General references

Matthew 25:13

Mark 13:33

Bible References

Watch

So you must be on the watch, for you do not know on what day your Master is coming.

So you must be on the watch, for you do not know either the day or the hour.

You must all watch, and pray that you may not be exposed to trial! One's spirit is eager, but flesh and blood are weak!"

You must look out and be on the alert, for you do not know when it will be time;

When he went back he found them asleep and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Were you not able to watch for one hour?

You must be ready with your lamps burning,

But you must be vigilant and always pray that you may succeed in escaping all this that is going to happen, and in standing in the presence of the Son of Man."

Use every kind of prayer and entreaty, and at every opportunity pray in the Spirit. Be on the alert about it; devote yourselves constantly to prayer for all God's people

Be persistent in prayer and wide awake about it when you give thanks.

So we must not sleep like other men, but we must be vigilant and composed.

But you must always be composed; do not shrink from hardship; do your work as a missionary, and your whole duty as a minister.

But the end of all things is near. Be serious and collected, therefore, and pray.

Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.

Wake up, and strengthen what is left, although it is already on the point of death, for I have found nothing you have done complete in the sight of my God.

(See, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who keeps awake, and keeps hold of his clothes, so that he will not have to go naked and be put to shame!)

Stand

Now I want to remind you, brothers, of the form in which I presented to you the good news I brought, which you accepted and have stood by,

Not that we are the masters of you and your faith; we are working with you to make you happy, for in your faith you stand firm enough.

This is the freedom with which Christ has freed us. So stand firm in it, and do not get under a yoke of slavery again.

Whatever happens, show yourselves citizens worthy of the good news of the Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am kept away and only hear news of you, I may know that you are standing firm with one spirit, one purpose, fighting side by side for faith in the good news.

So, my dear brothers whom I so long to see, my joy and pride, stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

Epaphras, one of your own number, a slave of Christ Jesus, wishes to be remembered to you. He is always standing up for you in his prayers that you may stand fast, like men of mature convictions, whatever God's will for you may be.

for now I can really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.

So stand firm, brothers, and hold fast to the instructions you have received from us, whether by letter or by word of mouth.

Quit

Any man who enters an athletic contest goes into strict training, to win a wreath that will soon wither, but the one we compete for will never wither.

Brothers, you must not be children mentally. In evil be babies, but mentally be mature.

So you must take God's armor, so that when the evil day comes you will be able to make a stand, and when it is all over to hold your ground.

Enter the great contest of faith! Take hold of eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the great profession of faith.

Share my hardships like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

I have had a part in the great contest, I have run my race, I have preserved my faith.

And why should I go on? For my time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

Be

and he said to me, "My favor is enough for you, for only where there is weakness is perfect strength developed." So I am perfectly willing to boast of all my weakness, so that the strength of Christ may shelter me.

Henceforth you must grow strong through union with the Lord and through his mighty strength.

I can do anything through him who gives me strength.

Then, so mighty is his majesty, he will nerve you perfectly with strength for the cheerful exercise of endurance and forbearance in every situation,

So you, my son, must find strength in the blessing that comes through Christ Jesus.

General references

So you must be on the watch, for you do not know either the day or the hour.

You must look out and be on the alert, for you do not know when it will be time;