Mark 13:34
“It is like a man traveling to another country, having left his house and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.
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Mark 13:34
“It is like a man traveling to another country, having left his house and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.
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Mark 13:35
Watch therefore, for you don’t know when the lord of the house is coming—whether at evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning;
Mark 13:36
lest, coming suddenly, he might find you sleeping.
Mark 13:37
What I tell you, I tell all: Watch!”
2 Timothy 4:5
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
Luke 12:36
Be like men watching for their lord when he returns from the wedding feast, that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.
Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.
Luke 12:38
They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so.
Luke 12:39
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:6
so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
Luke 21:34
“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Revelation 3:2
Wake up and strengthen the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.
Matthew 24:48
But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’
Romans 13:11
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
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Mark 13:32
“But of that day or that hour no one knows—not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Mark 13:33
Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is.
Matthew 24:42
Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.
Matthew 24:43
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Matthew 24:44
Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.
Luke 21:35
For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.
Luke 21:36
Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Matthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
Luke 12:40
Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.”
1 Corinthians 16:13
Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
Matthew 24:37
As the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Matthew 25:37
“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?
Luke 12:35
“Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.
Luke 12:46
then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.
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Matthew 25:14
“For it is like a man going into another country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.
Matthew 25:15
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.
Matthew 25:16
Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
Matthew 25:17
In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.
Matthew 25:18
But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth and hid his lord’s money.
Matthew 25:19
“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them.
Matthew 25:20
He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents in addition to them.’
Matthew 25:21
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
Matthew 25:22
“He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents in addition to them.’
Matthew 25:23
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
Matthew 25:24
“He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.
Matthew 25:25
I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’
Luke 19:12
He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
Luke 19:13
He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
Matthew 25:30
Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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Revelation 16:15
“Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn’t walk naked, and they see his shame.”
Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.
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Acts 20:30
Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Acts 20:31
Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.
Ezekiel 3:17
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me.
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Ezekiel 33:2
“Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, ‘When I bring the sword on a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman,
Ezekiel 33:7
“So you, son of man, I have set you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warnings from me.
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Matthew 26:38
Then he said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with me.”
Matthew 26:39
He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”
Matthew 26:40
He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Mark 14:37
He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?
Mark 14:38
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Luke 22:46
and said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
Ephesians 6:18
with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
Colossians 4:2
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,
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1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Haggai 2:4
Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says Yahweh. ‘Be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ says Yahweh, ‘and work, for I am with you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.
Philippians 2:12
So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
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Matthew 21:33
“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.
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Matthew 21:28
But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’
Matthew 20:1
“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
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John 10:3
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
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Genesis 45:5
Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
Esther 4:14
For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Mark 5:19
He didn’t allow him, but said to him, “Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you and how he had mercy on you.”
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Matthew 10:16
“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
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Matthew 16:19
I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
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Matthew 24:45
“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
Luke 12:42
The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?
Luke 12:43
Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.
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Matthew 25:26
“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.
Matthew 25:27
You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.
Matthew 25:28
Take away therefore the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.
Matthew 25:29
For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.
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Mark 12:1
He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
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John 20:21
Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”
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John 12:26
If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
Romans 12:11
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,
Colossians 3:24
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,
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2 Thessalonians 3:11
For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.
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