Matthew 25:5
They all slept, because the bridegroom delayed his arrival.
Matthew 24:48
But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays,
Matthew 25:19
After a long time the lord of those servants came back to settle with them.
Song of Songs 3:1
(The Shulamite) By night on my bed I sought the one I love. I sought him, but I did not find him.
Song of Songs 5:2
(The Shulamite) I sleep, but my heart is awake. It is the voice of my beloved that knocks, saying: 'Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.'
Jonah 1:5-6
The sailors were so afraid that each man cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea to lighten the load. At that time Jonah was fast asleep down in the innermost parts of the ship.
Habakkuk 2:3
The vision is yet for the appointed time. It moves quickly to the end. It will not lie! If it delays, wait for it for it will surely come. It will not be late!
Matthew 26:40
When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour?
Matthew 26:43
He returned to find them sleeping again, for their eyes were heavy.
Mark 14:37-38
He returned to find them sleeping. He said to Peter, Simon why do you sleep? Could you not watch for one hour?
Luke 12:45
If that servant says in his heart, my master delays his coming; and beats the other servants and eats and drinks to excess,
Luke 18:8
I say to you, that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, will the Son of man find faith on the earth when he comes?
Luke 20:9
He told the people an illustration: A man planted a vineyard. He rented it to tenants and went to another country for a long time.
Romans 13:11
You know the time. It is the hour for you to awake from sleep. Now our salvation is nearer than when we became believers.
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason it says: Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
1 Thessalonians 5:6-8
Therefore, let us not sleep like others do. But let us watch and be sober.
Hebrews 10:36-37
You need to persevere in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walks about, seeking whom he may devour (consume).
2 Peter 3:4-9
Saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Revelation 2:25
Just hold on to what you have until I come.