Thematic Bible: Sleep


Thematic Bible



But while they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A windstorm blew down on the lake and [the boat] began filling with water so they were in great danger [of sinking]. Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalBody Of Christ, Physical BodySleep, PhysicalStormsSwamped

But while they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A windstorm blew down on the lake and [the boat] began filling with water so they were in great danger [of sinking]. Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalBody Of Christ, Physical BodySleep, PhysicalStormsSwamped








Then he kneeled down and called out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold them responsible for this sin [of killing me]." And when he said this he fell asleep [in death]. Verse ConceptsIntercessionPraying LoudlyAttitudes, in prayerKneelingParticipation, In SinPeace, Believers Experience OfPrayer, For OthersSleep, And DeathIntercessory PrayerEnemies, Christian Response ToGod Forgive!Martyrdom

Look, I am telling you a secret truth: We will not all die, but we will all be changed [i.e., physically and spiritually] Verse ConceptsMetaphysicsMysteryPeople TransformedNot DyingDeath Of The RighteousPeople Who Didn't DieDying



He said, "Stand back, for the young lady is not [permanently] dead, but [rather] is sleeping." And the people laughed at Him scornfully. Verse ConceptsFaith, Testing OfLaughterSleep, And DeathChrist Driving Out PeopleNot DyingDeath AvertedMocking ChristDeath Of A ChildFun


And [when] He came [back] to where His disciples were and found them asleep, He said to Peter, "What [is this], could you not remain alert with me [in prayer] for one hour? Verse ConceptsHourPainPrayerlessnessSleep, PhysicalUnreliabilityOverconfidenceOne HourChrist With His DisciplesStress And Hard Times



Suddenly a violent storm came up over the lake, so that [huge] waves began to overwhelm the boat. But Jesus was sleeping [through it all]. Verse ConceptsBody Of Christ, Physical BodySleep, PhysicalStormsTirednessSwampedlakes








Then on the night that Herod was planning to have him brought [before the court], Peter was asleep, chained between two soldiers, with guards stationed at the jail doors. Verse ConceptsLeisure, And PastimesSleep, PhysicalGod Is ImmanentIron ChainsDuring One NightTwo Other ThingsTwo Other MenSleeping Peacefullytrailsjail











as it has been written [Isa. 19:10], "God gave them a spirit of numbness [i.e., they developed a spiritual insensitivity to God and His word]. [He gave them] eyes to see with [but they would not look], and ears to hear with [but they did not listen]. And they still have this spirit." Verse ConceptsDrowsinessGospel, Responses ToHearingSleep, SpiritualSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfInsensibilitySleep, Warnings AgainstAnaestheticRefusing To HearGod BlindingFalse Religion To This DayGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of God

So, it says, "You who are asleep, wake up and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you [i.e., illuminate you]." [Note: The foregoing words may have been an early saying, used at someone's immersion, which included the ideas of "rising up" (See Col. 2:12) and "illumination" (See Heb. 6:4)]. Verse ConceptsBeing AwakeLight, SpiritualSleep, SpiritualRising LateBeing Dead In SinSleep, Warnings AgainstWakefulnessActive LifestylesAnestheticGod Giving LightOur ResurrectionWake Up!RisingawakeningpotentialLight As A Symbol Of Salvation


Now this [is another reason for observing the law of love]: You should know that it is about time to wake up out of your [spiritual] sleep, because [the day of our final] salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed [in Christ]. Verse ConceptsBeing PreparedHourUnderstandingUrgencySleep, Warnings AgainstWakefulnessA Time Of SalvationBenefits Of Faith In ChristGod Not DelayingFinal SalvationWake Up!Glorificationfaith in hard timesBeing SavedKnowing GodEnd TimesWeather In The Last Daysawakeningepiphany

So, be alert, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return, whether [some] evening, at midnight, at dawn, or at [mid-] morning. [Be alert], for he might come unexpectedly and find you asleep.

So then, we should not be [spiritually] asleep, like the rest [i.e., the unsaved world], but we should be alert and sober [i.e., in control of our senses]. Verse ConceptsConformityBeing PreparedNightOrderliness In Personal DevotionSobrietyDrugs, Illegal NarcoticsSleep, Warnings AgainstAttitudes While Waiting For Second Comingawakeningothers

And when He entered [the house] He said to them, "Why are you making such a commotion and crying? The child is not [really] dead, but only sleeping." Verse ConceptsLast ThingsMourningSleep, And DeathDisorder Among PeopleNot DyingDeath AvertedMourning The Death Of OthersDeath Of A Child



He said, "Stand back, for the young lady is not [permanently] dead, but [rather] is sleeping." And the people laughed at Him scornfully. Verse ConceptsFaith, Testing OfLaughterSleep, And DeathChrist Driving Out PeopleNot DyingDeath AvertedMocking ChristDeath Of A ChildFun

And all the people [in the house] were crying and beating their chests in mourning, so Jesus said [to them], "Do not cry, for the girl is not [really] dead but [only] sleeping." Verse ConceptsLamentingMourningSorrowDo Not MournMourning The Death Of Others

After saying these things He said to His disciples, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up." But the disciples said to Him, "Lord, if he is [only] asleep, he will get well."

But while they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A windstorm blew down on the lake and [the boat] began filling with water so they were in great danger [of sinking]. Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalBody Of Christ, Physical BodySleep, PhysicalStormsSwamped


Suddenly a violent storm came up over the lake, so that [huge] waves began to overwhelm the boat. But Jesus was sleeping [through it all]. Verse ConceptsBody Of Christ, Physical BodySleep, PhysicalStormsTirednessSwampedlakes



as it has been written [Isa. 19:10], "God gave them a spirit of numbness [i.e., they developed a spiritual insensitivity to God and His word]. [He gave them] eyes to see with [but they would not look], and ears to hear with [but they did not listen]. And they still have this spirit." Verse ConceptsDrowsinessGospel, Responses ToHearingSleep, SpiritualSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfInsensibilitySleep, Warnings AgainstAnaestheticRefusing To HearGod BlindingFalse Religion To This DayGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of God

So, it says, "You who are asleep, wake up and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you [i.e., illuminate you]." [Note: The foregoing words may have been an early saying, used at someone's immersion, which included the ideas of "rising up" (See Col. 2:12) and "illumination" (See Heb. 6:4)]. Verse ConceptsBeing AwakeLight, SpiritualSleep, SpiritualRising LateBeing Dead In SinSleep, Warnings AgainstWakefulnessActive LifestylesAnestheticGod Giving LightOur ResurrectionWake Up!RisingawakeningpotentialLight As A Symbol Of Salvation


Now this [is another reason for observing the law of love]: You should know that it is about time to wake up out of your [spiritual] sleep, because [the day of our final] salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed [in Christ]. Verse ConceptsBeing PreparedHourUnderstandingUrgencySleep, Warnings AgainstWakefulnessA Time Of SalvationBenefits Of Faith In ChristGod Not DelayingFinal SalvationWake Up!Glorificationfaith in hard timesBeing SavedKnowing GodEnd TimesWeather In The Last Daysawakeningepiphany

So, be alert, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return, whether [some] evening, at midnight, at dawn, or at [mid-] morning. [Be alert], for he might come unexpectedly and find you asleep.

So then, we should not be [spiritually] asleep, like the rest [i.e., the unsaved world], but we should be alert and sober [i.e., in control of our senses]. Verse ConceptsConformityBeing PreparedNightOrderliness In Personal DevotionSobrietyDrugs, Illegal NarcoticsSleep, Warnings AgainstAttitudes While Waiting For Second Comingawakeningothers