Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.

When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

For this reason it says,
“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine on you.”

who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.

And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.”)