Mark 13:36
[stay alert,]
Mark 14:40
And again He came back and found them sleeping, because their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know how to answer Him.
Proverbs 6:9-11
How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?
Proverbs 24:33-34
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”
Song of Songs 3:1
(The Shulammite Bride)
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
Song of Songs 5:2
(The Shulammite Bride)
“I was asleep, but my heart was awake.
A voice [in my dream]! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me, my sister, my darling,
My dove, my perfect one!
For my head is drenched with the [heavy night] dew;
My hair [is covered] with the dampness of the night.’
Isaiah 56:10
Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
Matthew 24:48-51
Matthew 25:5
Mark 14:37
And He came back and found them sleeping, and He said to Peter,
Luke 21:34
Luke 22:45
When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,
Romans 13:11-14
Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason He says,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
1 Thessalonians 5:6-7
So then let us not sleep [in spiritual indifference] as the rest [of the world does], but let us keep wide awake [alert and cautious] and let us be sober [self-controlled, calm, and wise].
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How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
“I was asleep, but my heart was awake.
A voice [in my dream]! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me, my sister, my darling,
My dove, my perfect one!
For my head is drenched with the [heavy night] dew;
My hair [is covered] with the dampness of the night.’
Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
General references
Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;