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 an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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

So the captain came to him, and said unto him, What mean you, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

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

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

And he came, and found them sleeping, and said unto Peter, Simon, do you sleep? could you not watch one hour?

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

And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Therefore he says, Awake you that sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.

Watch

Watch therefore: for you know not what hour your Lord does come.

Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man comes.

Then said he unto them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death: tarry you here, and watch with me.

For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

Blessed are those servants, 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 eat, and will come forth and serve them.

Watch therefore, and pray always, that you 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 you? rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.

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

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

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Continue in prayer, and watch in it with thanksgiving;

But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.

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

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found your 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

And the ostrich, and the nighthawk, and the sea gull, and the hawk after its kind,

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

Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of man comes.

Take you heed, watch and pray: for you know not when the time is.

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