Mark 13:36

[stay alert,] in case he should come suddenly and unexpectedly and find you asleep and unprepared.

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)“On my bed night after night [I dreamed that] I sought the one
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

But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time [he will not return for a long while],’

Matthew 25:5

Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep.

Mark 14:37

And He came back and found them sleeping, and He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Were you unable to keep watch for one hour?

Luke 21:34

“But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

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,

“Awake, sleeper,
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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Mark 14:37
And He came back and found them sleeping, and He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Were you unable to keep watch for one hour?
Proverbs 6:9

How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?
Proverbs 24:33

“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)“On my bed night after night [I dreamed that] I sought the one
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
But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time [he will not return for a long while],’
Matthew 25:5
Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep.
Luke 21:34
“But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
Luke 22:45
When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,
Romans 13:11
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,

“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
1 Thessalonians 5:6
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].

General references

Proverbs 6:4

Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
Matthew 25:13
Therefore, be on the alert [be prepared and ready], for you do not know the day nor the hour [when the Son of Man will come].
Mark 13:33
“Be on guard and stay constantly alert [and pray]; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.
Luke 12:40
You too, be continually ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”