Thematic Bible: Watchfulness
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Daily duty » Watchfulness
O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
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Duty » Daily » Watchfulness
O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
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Prayer » Accompanied with » Watchfulness
And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,
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watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that 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 sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
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so that he who is thinking to stand -- let him observe, lest he fall.
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Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;
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To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, 'I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.'
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'Therefore, watch, remembering that three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears warning each one;
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'Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.
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In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;
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watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'
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become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God.
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Watchfulness » Danger of remissness in
and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;
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'And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken, the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know, read more.
and will cut him off, and his portion with the hypocrites will appoint; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
and will cut him off, and his portion with the hypocrites will appoint; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
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'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,
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Watchfulness » Motives to » Uncertain time of the coming of Christ
'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
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'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;
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watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning; lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;
Watchfulness » God especially requires in ministers
as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;
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'On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves,
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that there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man, a watchman I have given thee to the house of Israel, and thou hast heard from My mouth a word, and hast warned them from Me.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,
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so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,
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Watchfulness » Exhortations to
And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,
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so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,
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Watchfulness » Christ, an example of
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, 'So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!
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then saith he to them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul -- unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.'
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Watchfulness » Blessedness of
lo, I do come as a thief; happy is he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' --
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'Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;
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Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints --
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watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'
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Watchfulness » Commanded
become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God.
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and 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 have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
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Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;
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Watchfulness » Ministers exhorted to
And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,
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'Therefore, watch, remembering that three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears warning each one;
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Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » The children of light will no sleep
all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness, so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,
Watchfulness » Exemplified » Paul
in labouriousness and painfulness, in watchings many times, in hunger and thirst, in fastings many times, in cold and nakedness;
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Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;
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Watchfulness » The wicked averse to
for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,
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Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » His appearance will be unexpected
lo, I do come as a thief; happy is he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' --
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Watchfulness » Faithful ministers approved by
'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season? Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;
Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » The imminence of the advent
Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;
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Watchfulness » Motives to » Liability to temptation
watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'
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Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
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Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,
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Watchfulness » Faithful ministers exercise
Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.
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Watchfulness » Illustrated
'Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning, and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.
Watchfulness » Motives to » Expected direction from God
On my charge I stand, and I station myself on a bulwark, and I watch to see what He doth speak against me, and what I do reply to my reproof.
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Watchfulness » Unfaithful ministers devoid of
Blind are his watchmen -- all of them, They have not known, All of them are dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.
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Watchfulness » Exemplified » David
I have watched, and I am As a bird alone on the roof.
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Watchfulness » Motives to » Incessant assaults of the devil
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
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Watchfulness » Saints pray to be kept in a state of
Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.
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Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » Reward promised the vigilant
'Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;
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Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;
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Watchfulness » Exemplified » Anna
and she is a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,
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