1 Thessalonians 5:6

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Summary

1 Thessalonians 5:6

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

Let us not

Watch

General references

Luke 12:40

Bible References

Let us not

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs; they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, they love to slumber.

So the shipmaster came to him and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that he will have compassion upon us that we not perish.

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

And he came and found them sleeping and said unto Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Could thou not watch one hour?

and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awaken ourselves out of sleep, for now is our saving health nearer than when we believed.

Watch diligently, and sin not; for some do not know God: I speak this to your shame.

Therefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

Watch

Watch therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man comes.

Then he said unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death; tarry ye here and watch with me.

As the man who, taking a far journey, left his house and gave his estate to his slaves and to each one his responsibility and commanded the porter to watch.

Watch ye and pray; enter not into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is sick.

Blessed are those slaves, whom the lord when he comes shall find watching; verily I say unto you that he shall gird himself and make them to sit down to food and will come forth and serve them.

Watch ye therefore and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of man.

and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

Therefore watch and remember that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

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

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching in this with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints

Persevere in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving,

But watch thou in all things, labour, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry.

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

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

General references

the owl, the night hawk, the cuckow, and the hawk according to his species;

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man comes.

Take ye heed, watch and pray; for ye know not when the time shall be.

Be ye therefore ready also; for the Son of man comes at an hour when ye think not.