19 Bible Verses about Sleep, Physical

Then the disciples said, Lord, if he sleep, he will recover. Jesus spake of his death, but they thought he had spoken of the natural rest in sleep.

For they that sleep, sleep in the night, and they that are drunken are drunken in the night.

I tell you, in this night, there shall be two men in one bed; one shall be taken and the other left.

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night is coming, when no man can work.

And do this, knowing the season, that it is high time now to awake out of sleep; for salvation is nearer to us now, then when we first believed. The night is far spent; the day is at hand, let us therefore put off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light.

Marriage is honourable in all men, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the vessel was covered with the waves.

But he was asleep on the pillow, in the stern of the boat. And they awake him and say to him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

And as they sailed, he fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in danger.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.

a man of Macedonia stood and intreated him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

Saying, Say his disciples came by night, and stole him while we slept.

Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith to Peter, What! Could ye not watch with me one hour?

And he cometh and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou?

And rising up from prayer, he came to his disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, And said to them, Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

And a certain young man, named Eutychus, sitting in a window, fell into a deep sleep: and as Paul still continued his discourse, being overpowered with sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

But Peter and those with him were weighed down with sleep; and awaking they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amidst the wheat, and went away.