Luke 21:34
Be on your guard lest your minds should ever be dulled by debauches or drunkenness or the anxieties of life, and lest 'That Day' should come suddenly upon you, like a snare.
Mark 4:19
But the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return.
Matthew 13:22
By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the man who hears the Message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return.
Luke 12:40
Do you also prepare, for when you are least expecting him the Son of Man will come."
Luke 12:45-46
But should that servant say to himself 'My master is a long time coming,' and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
1 Corinthians 5:11
But, as things are, I say that you are not to associate with any one who, although a Brother in name, is immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or grasping-no, not even to sit at table with such people.
1 Corinthians 6:10
Or a thief, or covetous, or a drunkard, or abusive, or grasping, will have any share in God's Kingdom.
Matthew 24:39-50
Taking not notice till the flood came and swept them one and all away; and so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
Mark 13:9
See to yourselves! They will betray you to courts of law; and you will be taken to Synagogues and beaten; and you will be brought up before governors and kings for my sake, that you may bear witness before them.
Mark 13:35-37
Therefore watch, for you cannot be sure when the Master of the house is coming-- whether in the evening, at midnight, at daybreak, or in the morning--
Luke 8:14
By that which fell among the brambles are meant those who hear the Message, but who, as they go on their way, are completely choked by this world's cares and wealth and pleasures, and bring nothing to perfection.
Luke 10:41
"Martha, Martha," replied the Master, "you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
Luke 17:3
Be on your guard! If your brother does wrong, reprove him; but if he repents, forgive him.
Luke 21:8
And Jesus said: "See that you are not led astray; for many will take my name, and come saying 'I am He,' and 'The time is close at hand.' Do not follow them.
Romans 13:11-13
This I say, because you know the crisis that we have reached, for the time has already come for you to rouse yourselves from sleep; our Salvation is nearer now than when we accepted the Faith.
Galatians 5:20
Idolatry, sorcery, quarrels, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything; but under all circumstances, by prayer and entreaty joined with thanksgiving, make your needs known to God.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-8
You yourselves know well that the Day of the Lord will come just as a thief comes in the night.
Hebrews 12:15
Take care that no one fails to use the loving help of God, 'that no bitterness is allowed to take root and spring up, and cause trouble,' and so poison the whole community.
1 Peter 4:3-7
Surely in the past you have spent time enough living as the Gentiles delight to live. For your path has lain among scenes of debauchery, licentiousness, drunkenness, revelry, hard-drinking, and profane idolatry.
2 Peter 3:10
The Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that day the heavens will pass away with a crash, the elements will be burnt up and dissolved, and the earth and all that is in it will be disclosed.
2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, dear friends, in expectation of these things, make every effort to be found by him spotless, blameless, and at peace.
Revelation 3:3
Therefore remember what you have received and heard, and lay it to heart and repent. Unless you are on the watch, I shall come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I am coming to you.