'Sleeping' in the Bible

And David cometh -- and Abishai -- unto the people by night, and lo, Saul is lying sleeping in the path, and his spear struck into the earth at his pillow, and abner and the people are lying round about him.

And David taketh the spear, and the cruse of water at the pillow of Saul, and they go away, and there is none seeing, and there is none knowing, and there is none awaking, for all of them are sleeping, for a deep sleep from Jehovah hath fallen upon them.

Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.

I am sleeping, but my heart waketh: The sound of my beloved knocking! 'Open to me, my sister, my friend, My dove, my perfect one, For my head is filled with dew, My locks with drops of the night.'

And the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground do awake, some to life age-during, and some to reproaches -- to abhorrence age-during.

and lo, a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves, but he was sleeping,

and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

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!

and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

and he himself was upon the stern, upon the pillow sleeping, and they wake him up, and say to him, 'Teacher, art thou not caring that we perish?'

lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, 'Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!

and having returned, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they had not known what they might answer him.

And having risen up from the prayer, having come unto the disciples, he found them sleeping from the sorrow,

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

And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead -- the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,

wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'

for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,