'Sleep' in the Bible

And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.

Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.

This He said, and after that He *said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep.”

Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of literal sleep.

When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

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

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.

Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.

For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.