19 Bible Verses about Sleep, Physical

His disciples said, "Lord, if he sleeps, he will recover." Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.

For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

we must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. Night is coming, when no one can work.

And do this, knowing the hour, that now it is full time for you to wake from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for God will judge the immoral and adulterous.

And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But he was asleep.

But he was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care if we perish?"

As they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in danger.

The very night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.

A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing and begging him, and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."

and said, "Tell them, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.'

lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch with me one hour?

Then he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour?

When he rose from prayer, and came to his disciples, he found them sleeping from sorrow. He said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting in the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep. And as Paul talked on and on, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.

but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.