Thematic Bible: Watchfulness
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Daily duty » Watchfulness
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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Duty » Daily » Watchfulness
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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Prayer » Accompanied with » Watchfulness
But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers;
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Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » Against sin and temptation
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
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So that let him that thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.
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Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong.
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{To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me.
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Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not admonishing each one of you with tears.
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Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things that thine eyes have seen (and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but thou shalt make them known to thy sons and to thy sons' sons),
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Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving;
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Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh weak.
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Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, which are about to die, for I have not found thy works complete before my God.
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Watchfulness » Danger of remissness in
And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.
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But if that evil bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat his fellow-bondmen, and eat and drink with the drunken; the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, read more.
and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you.
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Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept.
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Watchfulness » Motives to » Uncertain time of the coming of Christ
Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
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Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.
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Watch therefore, for ye do not know when the master of the house comes: evening, or midnight, or cock-crow, or morning; lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
Watchfulness » God especially requires in ministers
it is as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.
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I have set watchmen upon thy walls, Jerusalem; all the day and all the night they shall never hold their peace: ye that put Jehovah in remembrance, keep not silence,
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Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers;
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So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober;
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Watchfulness » Exhortations to
But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers;
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So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober;
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Watchfulness » Christ, an example of
And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Thus ye have not been able to watch one hour with me?
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Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here and watch with me.
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Watchfulness » Blessedness of
(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they may not see his shame.)
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Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord on coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
praying at all seasons, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching unto this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;
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Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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Watchfulness » Commanded
Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, which are about to die, for I have not found thy works complete before my God.
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But what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.
Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » The uncertainty of the time of
Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
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Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is:
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Watchfulness » Ministers exhorted to
But thou, be sober in all things, bear evils, do the work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.
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Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not admonishing each one of you with tears.
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Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » The children of light will no sleep
for all ye are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness. So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober;
Watchfulness » Exemplified » Paul
in labour and toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong.
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Watchfulness » The wicked averse to
for they that sleep sleep by night, and they that drink drink by night;
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Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » His appearance will be unexpected
(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they may not see his shame.)
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Watchfulness » Faithful ministers approved by
Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord has set over his household, to give them food in season? Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus.
Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » The imminence of the advent
I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving;
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Watchfulness » Motives to » Liability to temptation
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh weak.
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Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But thou, be sober in all things, bear evils, do the work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.
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Watchfulness » Faithful ministers exercise
Obey your leaders, and be submissive; for they watch over your souls as those that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.
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Watchfulness » Illustrated
Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning; and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
Watchfulness » Motives to » Expected direction from God
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer as to my reproof.
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Watchfulness » Unfaithful ministers devoid of
His watchmen are all of them blind, they are without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber:
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Watchfulness » Exemplified » David
I watch, and am like a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
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Watchfulness » Motives to » Incessant assaults of the devil
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
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Watchfulness » Saints pray to be kept in a state of
Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
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Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » Reward promised the vigilant
Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord on coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is:
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Watchfulness » Exemplified » Anna
and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;
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