Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like a man, be strong.

International Standard Version

Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong.

A Conservative Version

Watch ye, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Be on guard; stand firm in your faith [in God, respecting His precepts and keeping your doctrine sound]. Act like [mature] men and be courageous; be strong.

An Understandable Version

You people should be alert; stand firm in the faith; act like [godly] men; be [spiritually] strong.

Anderson New Testament

Be watchful, stand fast in the faith, be men, be resolute.

Bible in Basic English

Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

Be upon the watch, stand firm in the faith, behave your selves like men of fortitude:

Darby Translation

Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong.

Godbey New Testament

Watch, stand in the faith, be men, be strong.

Goodspeed New Testament

Be on the watch. Stand firm in your faith. Act like men. Show yourselves strong.

John Wesley New Testament

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, acquit yourselves like men; be strong.

Julia Smith Translation

Watch ye, stand in the faith, be manly, be strengthened..

King James 2000

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be men, be strong.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

Watch! Stand fast in the faith! Be men! Be strong!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

Watch, stand firm in the faith, play the man, be strong!

Montgomery New Testament

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be manly, be strong.

NET Bible

Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.

New Heart English Bible

Watch. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be manly, be strong,

The Emphasized Bible

Be on the watch, stand firm in the faith, be men - be strong;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, be manful, be strong.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Be watchful; stand firm in your faith; show yourselves men; be strong.

Webster

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, acquit yourselves like men, be strong.

Weymouth New Testament

Be on the alert; stand firm in the faith; acquit yourselves like men; be strong.

Williams New Testament

Be always on your guard; stand firm in your faith; keep on acting like men; continue to grow in strength;

World English Bible

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

Worrell New Testament

Watch, stand fast in the faith; be men; be strong.

Worsley New Testament

Be watchful, stand fast in the faith, behave like men, be strong:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Watch ye
γρηγορεύω 
Gregoreuo 
Usage: 6

στήκω 
Steko 
Usage: 7

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the faith
πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

ἀνδρίζομαι 
Andrizomai 
Usage: 1

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 16:13

Devotionals containing 1 Corinthians 16:13

References

American

War

Hastings

Watsons

War

Images 1 Corinthians 16:13

Prayers for 1 Corinthians 16:13

Context Readings

Concluding Exhortations

12 and concerning Apollos our brother, much I did entreat him that he may come unto you with the brethren, and it was not at all his will that he may come now, and he will come when he may find convenient. 13 Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong; 14 let all your things be done in love.



Cross References

Galatians 5:1

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

1 Samuel 4:9

Strengthen yourselves, and become men, O Philistines, lest ye do service to Hebrews, as they have done to you -- then ye have become men, and have fought.'

Ephesians 6:10

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

Philippians 1:27

Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

1 Thessalonians 3:8

because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

2 Thessalonians 2:15

so, then, brethren, stand ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

Joshua 1:6-7

be strong and courageous, for thou -- thou dost cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give to them.

2 Samuel 10:12

be strong and strengthen thyself for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'

Philippians 4:1

So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved.

Joshua 1:9

Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee is Jehovah thy God in every place whither thou goest.'

Matthew 25:13

'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

Mark 13:33-37

Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;

1 Kings 2:2

'I am going in the way of all the earth, and thou hast been strong, and become a man,

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

Joshua 1:18

Any man who doth provoke thy mouth, and doth not hear thy words, in all that thou dost command him, is put to death; only, be strong and courageous.'

1 Chronicles 19:13

be strong, and we strengthen ourselves, for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'

1 Chronicles 28:10

See, now, for Jehovah hath fixed on thee to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong, and do.'

Psalm 27:14

Look unto Jehovah -- be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!

Isaiah 35:4

Say to the hastened of heart, 'Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'

Daniel 10:19

and he saith: Do not fear, O man greatly desired, peace to thee, be strong, yea, be strong; and when he speaketh with me, I have strengthened myself, and I say, Let my lord speak, for thou hast strengthened me.

Daniel 11:32

And those acting wickedly against the covenant, he defileth by flatteries; and the people knowing their God are strong, and have wrought.

Haggai 2:4

And now, be strong, O Zerubbabel, An affirmation of Jehovah, And be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest, And be strong, all ye people of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah, And do ye -- (for I am with you, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts) --

Zechariah 8:9

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Let your hands be strong, Ye who are hearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets, That in the day the house of Jehovah of Hosts Hath been founded, the temple is to be built.

Zechariah 8:13

And it hath come to pass, As ye have been a reviling among nations, O house of Judah, and house of Israel, So I save you, and ye have been a blessing, Do not fear, let your hands be strong.

Matthew 24:42-44

'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

Matthew 26:41

watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

Mark 14:37-38

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, 'Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!

Luke 12:35-40

'Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,

Luke 21:36

watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'

1 Corinthians 9:25-27

and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

1 Corinthians 15:1-2

And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood,

1 Corinthians 15:58

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:24

not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by the faith ye stand.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

and He said to me, 'Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

Ephesians 3:16

that He may give to you, according to the riches of His glory, with might to be strengthened through His Spirit, in regard to the inner man,

Ephesians 6:13-18

because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done -- to stand.

Philippians 4:13

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

Colossians 1:11-12

in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.

Colossians 1:23

if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that is under the heaven, of which I became -- I Paul -- a ministrant.

Colossians 4:2

In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;

Colossians 4:12

Salute you doth Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,

1 Thessalonians 5:6

so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

1 Timothy 6:12

be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.

2 Timothy 2:1

Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,

2 Timothy 2:3-5

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

2 Timothy 4:5

And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,

2 Timothy 4:7

the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,

Hebrews 11:32-34

And what shall I yet say? for the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, Barak also, and Samson, and Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets,

1 Peter 4:7

And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,

Revelation 3:2-3

become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God.

Revelation 16:15

lo, I do come as a thief; happy is he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' --

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