1 Peter 4:7

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Summary

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

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And

General references

Matthew 25:13

Mark 13:33

Hebrews 13:14

Bible References

Ye

So, gather your thoughts together for action, take control of yourselves and focus your hope completely on God's unearned favor, which will be brought to you by Jesus Christ when He returns.

Be sensible and alert; your enemy the devil is prowling around like a roaring [i.e., hungry] lion looking for someone to [kill and] eat.

So then, we should not be [spiritually] asleep, like the rest [i.e., the unsaved world], but we should be alert and sober [i.e., in control of our senses].

It instructs us to give up ungodly living and worldly desires and to live sensible, righteous and godly lives in this present age,

And

[You] husbands, in the same way, should live with your wives in an understanding way, recognizing their feminine nature as being physically weaker than yours, and showing special honor to them because of it. [Realize] that sharing your lives together is a gracious gift [from God]. [If you have the right relationship with them] it will help avoid problems in your prayer lives.

Therefore be alert, for you do not know on what day the Lord will come.

Therefore, you should be watchful, for you do not know the day or hour [i.e., when the Son of man will return].

Then He said to them, "My soul is extremely grieved, even to [the point where I could] die. Stay here and be alert with me [i.e., in prayer]."

"You should pay attention; be alert and pray, for you do not know when the time will come [i.e., for the Lord to return].

And when He came back and found His disciples sleeping He said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not stay alert [in prayer] for one hour?

"But pay attention to yourselves so that your hearts do not become overburdened by carousing, and drunkenness, and the worries of life. [If you do], that 'day' [i.e., Jesus' second coming and judgment] will arrive suddenly, like a trap [i.e., which catches an animal by surprise].

So, He said to them, "Why were you sleeping? Get up and pray so you do not give in [to the devil] under trials."

Be joyful as you hope [i.e., for future blessings]. Persevere in spite of the troubles you experience. Continue steadfastly in prayer.

[Then] offer all kinds of prayers and requests in [harmony with] the Holy Spirit at all times, and be alert constantly in making requests for all the saints [i.e., God's holy people].

Continue to pray regularly; stay alert and be thankful.

But you should be sober-minded about everything, [willing to] endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

[Note: At this point the Lord's voice breaks into John's vision]. ("Look, I am coming like a thief. That person is happy who stays alert and is dressed [properly], so he does not appear naked and have to be shamefully exposed").

General references

Therefore, you should be watchful, for you do not know the day or hour [i.e., when the Son of man will return].

"You should pay attention; be alert and pray, for you do not know when the time will come [i.e., for the Lord to return].

For we do not have a lasting city here on earth [i.e., such as Jerusalem] but we are looking for the city to come [i.e., heaven. See 10:11].