8 Bible Verses about Man Keeping Watch

Therefore be alert, for you do not know on what day the Lord will come. But you should know this: if the owner of a house had known when a thief was coming, he would have been watching so as not to allow his house to be broken into. Therefore, you also should be ready, for the Son of man will come at a time when you least expect Him.

Therefore, you should be watchful, for you do not know the day or hour [i.e., when the Son of man will return].

But you should know this: if the owner of a house had known when a thief was coming, he would have been watching so as not to allow his house to be broken into.

Now there were [some] shepherds in that region who were living in the fields and guarding their flocks [of sheep] at night.

but he found out about their plan. And so they watched the gates [of the city] day and night [looking for their chance] to kill him.

[You should] obey your leaders [Note: This probably refers to church elders] and submit to their oversight, for they look out for [the welfare of] your souls as men who will give an accounting [for your spiritual progress]. [Be obedient], so that they will be able to do this joyfully and not with sorrow, for that would be unprofitable to you.

Then they just sat there and watched Him [die].

Now when the military man in charge, and those with him who were watching Jesus, saw [and felt] the earthquake and the [other] things that happened, they became extremely fearful, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God."