8 occurrences

'Stay' in the Bible

It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

Verse ConceptsDoorkeepersHuman Authority, Nature OfMan Appointing

Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return -- whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn --

Verse ConceptsHourLast ThingsNightCrowsSleep, Warnings AgainstMidnightDaybreakIgnorance Of Christ’s ReturnAt DaybreakThe Time UnknownAttitudes While Waiting For Second Coming

What I say to you I say to everyone: Stay alert!"

He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay alert."

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfUnhappinessStaying Put

Then he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn't you stay awake for one hour?

Verse ConceptsHourPrayerlessnessSleep, PhysicalUnreliabilityOne Hour

Bible Theasaurus

Arrest (38 instances)
Check (14 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Delay (59 instances)
Detain (5 instances)
Hitch (4 instances)
Persist (16 instances)
Remain (604 instances)

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