1 Thessalonians 5:6

Therefore, let's not fall asleep like others do, but let's stay awake and be sober.

Luke 22:46

He asked them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep on praying that you may not be tempted."

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep a clear head, and set your hope completely on the grace to be given you when Jesus, the Messiah, is revealed.

Matthew 24:42

"So keep on watching, because you don't know on what day your Lord is coming.

Romans 13:11-14

This is necessary because you know the times it's already time for you to wake up from sleep, because our salvation is nearer now than when we became believers.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness puts one to sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge. They are all dumb dogs they cannot bark. They keep on dreaming and lying around, and they're lovers of sleep!

Jonah 1:6

So the captain approached him, and told him, "What are you doing asleep? Get up! Call on your gods! Maybe your god will think about us so we won't die!"

Matthew 13:25

While people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

Matthew 25:5

Since the groom was late, all of them became sleepy and lay down.

Matthew 25:13

So keep on watching, because you don't know the day or the hour."

Matthew 26:38

Then he told them, "I'm so deeply grieved that I feel I'm about to die. Wait here and stay awake with me."

Matthew 26:40-41

When he went back to the disciples, he found them asleep. He told Peter, "So, you men couldn't stay awake with me for one hour, could you?

Mark 13:34-35

It's like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge, each with his own work, and he ordered the doorkeeper to be alert.

Mark 13:37

I'm telling you what I'm telling everyone: Be alert!"

Mark 14:37-38

When he went back, he found his disciples asleep. "Simon, are you asleep?" he asked Peter. "You couldn't stay awake for one hour, could you?

Luke 12:37

How blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching for him when he comes! I tell all of you with certainty, he himself will put on an apron, make them sit down at the table, and go around and serve them.

Luke 12:39

But be sure of this: if the homeowner had known at what time the thief were coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.

Luke 21:36

So be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

Acts 20:31

So be alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped tearfully warning each of you.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Come back to your senses as you should, and stop sinning! For some of you I say this to your shame don't fully know God.

1 Corinthians 16:13

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

Ephesians 5:14

for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.''

Ephesians 6:18

Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and request. Likewise, be alert with your most diligent efforts and pray for all the saints.

Philippians 4:5

Let your gracious attitude be known to all people. The Lord is near:

Colossians 4:2

Devote yourselves to prayer. Be alert and thankful when you pray.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we belong to the day, let's be sober. We must put on the breastplate of faith and love, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

1 Timothy 2:9

Women, for their part, should display their beauty by dressing modestly and decently in appropriate clothes, not with elaborate hairstyles or by wearing gold, pearls, or expensive clothes,

1 Timothy 2:15

even though she will be saved through the birth of the Child, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, along with good judgment.

1 Timothy 3:2

Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, stable, sensible, respectable, hospitable to strangers, and teachable.

1 Timothy 3:11

Their wives must also be serious. They must not be gossips, but instead be stable and trustworthy in everything.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you must be clear-headed about everything. Endure suffering. Do the work of an evangelist. Devote yourself completely to your ministry.

Titus 2:6

Likewise, encourage the younger men to be sensible.

Titus 2:12

It trains us to renounce ungodly living and worldly passions so that we might live sensible, honest, and godly lives in the present age

1 Peter 4:7

Because everything will soon come to an end, be sensible and clear-headed, so you can pray.

1 Peter 5:8

Be clear-minded and alert. Your opponent, the Devil, is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Revelation 3:2

"I know what you've been doing. You are known for being alive, but you are dead. Be alert, and strengthen the things that are left, which are about to die. I note that your actions are incomplete before my God.

Revelation 16:15

"See, I am coming like a thief. How blessed is the person who remains alert and keeps his clothes on! He won't have to go naked and let others see his shame."

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Let us not

Proverbs 19:15
Laziness puts one to sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge. They are all dumb dogs they cannot bark. They keep on dreaming and lying around, and they're lovers of sleep!
Jonah 1:6
So the captain approached him, and told him, "What are you doing asleep? Get up! Call on your gods! Maybe your god will think about us so we won't die!"
Matthew 13:25
While people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
Matthew 25:5
Since the groom was late, all of them became sleepy and lay down.
Mark 14:37
When he went back, he found his disciples asleep. "Simon, are you asleep?" he asked Peter. "You couldn't stay awake for one hour, could you?
Luke 22:46
He asked them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep on praying that you may not be tempted."
Romans 13:11
This is necessary because you know the times it's already time for you to wake up from sleep, because our salvation is nearer now than when we became believers.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Come back to your senses as you should, and stop sinning! For some of you I say this to your shame don't fully know God.
Ephesians 5:14
for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.''

Watch

Matthew 24:42
"So keep on watching, because you don't know on what day your Lord is coming.
Matthew 25:13
So keep on watching, because you don't know the day or the hour."
Matthew 26:38
Then he told them, "I'm so deeply grieved that I feel I'm about to die. Wait here and stay awake with me."
Mark 13:34
It's like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge, each with his own work, and he ordered the doorkeeper to be alert.
Mark 14:38
All of you must stay awake and pray that you won't be tempted. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body is weak."
Luke 12:37
How blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching for him when he comes! I tell all of you with certainty, he himself will put on an apron, make them sit down at the table, and go around and serve them.
Luke 21:36
So be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."
Luke 22:46
He asked them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep on praying that you may not be tempted."
Acts 20:31
So be alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped tearfully warning each of you.
1 Corinthians 16:13
Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong.
Ephesians 6:18
Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and request. Likewise, be alert with your most diligent efforts and pray for all the saints.
Colossians 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer. Be alert and thankful when you pray.
2 Timothy 4:5
But you must be clear-headed about everything. Endure suffering. Do the work of an evangelist. Devote yourself completely to your ministry.
1 Peter 4:7
Because everything will soon come to an end, be sensible and clear-headed, so you can pray.
Revelation 3:2
"I know what you've been doing. You are known for being alive, but you are dead. Be alert, and strengthen the things that are left, which are about to die. I note that your actions are incomplete before my God.
Revelation 16:15
"See, I am coming like a thief. How blessed is the person who remains alert and keeps his clothes on! He won't have to go naked and let others see his shame."

General references

Leviticus 11:16
ostrich, nighthawk, seagull, hawks of every kind,
Proverbs 24:33
"A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!"
Matthew 25:13
So keep on watching, because you don't know the day or the hour."
Mark 13:33
Be careful! Watch out! Because you don't know when the time will come.
Luke 12:40
So be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at a time when you don't expect him."

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