1 Corinthians 16:13

American Standard Version (1901)

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Γρηγορεῖτε, στήκετε ἐν τῇ πίστει, ἀνδρίζεσθε, κραταιοῦσθε.

Transliteration

Grēgoreite, stēkete en tē pistei, andrizesthe, krataiousthe.

Grammar Details

• *Grēgoreite*: present, imperative, active, 2nd person, plural - watch/be alert
• *stēkete*: present, imperative, active, 2nd person, plural - stand firm/stand fast
• *en tē pistei*: preposition + dative, feminine, singular - in the faith
• *andrizesthe*: present, imperative, middle, 2nd person, plural - be courageous/act like men
• *krataiousthe*: present, imperative, passive, 2nd person, plural - be strengthened/be made strong

Word Meanings

• *Grēgoreite*: watch/be alert/be vigilant/stay awake
• *stēkete*: stand firm/stand fast/persevere
• *pistei*: faith/belief/trust
• *andrizesthe*: be courageous/act like men/be brave
• *krataiousthe*: be strengthened/be made strong/be mighty

Referenced Verses

• Josh 1:9 : 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
• Eph 6:13-18 : 13 Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil [one] . 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,
• Gal 5:1 : 1 For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
• Phil 1:27 : 27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;
• 2 Thess 2:15 : 15 So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.
• 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
• 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
• Phil 4:1 : 1 Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.
• Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
• Josh 1:6-7 : 6 Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.
• 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,
• 1 Thess 3:8 : 8 for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
• Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, And let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
• 1 Cor 15:1-2 : 1 Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, 2 by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.
• 2 Cor 1:24 : 24 Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.
• 2 Sam 10:12 : 12 Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.
• Isa 35:4 : 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
• 1 Chr 28:10 : 10 Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
• Mark 13:33-37 : 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 [ It is] as [when] a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. 35 Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning; 36 lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
• 2 Tim 4:7 : 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:
• 2 Tim 2:3-5 : 3 Suffer hardship with [me], as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. 5 And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.
• Col 4:2 : 2 Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
• 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:
• Col 1:23 : 23 if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
• 1 Tim 6:12 : 12 Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
• 1 Cor 9:25-27 : 25 And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they [do it] to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air: 27 but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
• Matt 26:41 : 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• Dan 10:19 : 19 And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
• 1 Sam 4:9 : 9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
• 1 Thess 5:6 : 6 so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.
• Heb 11:32-34 : 32 And what shall I more say? for the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens.
• Rev 16:15 : 15 (Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)
• Mark 14:37-38 : 37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour? 38 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
• Eph 3:16 : 16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;
• 1 Kgs 2:2 : 2 I am going the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;
• Zech 8:9 : 9 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.
• Zech 8:13 : 13 And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing. Fear not, [but] let your hands be strong.
• Matt 24:42-44 : 42 Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. 44 Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
• Matt 25:13 : 13 Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
• 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Col 1:11-12 : 11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
• Luke 12:35-40 : 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; 36 and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them. [ 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find [them] so, blessed are those [servants] . 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 have left his house to be broken through. [ 40 Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
• 1 Chr 19:13 : 13 Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.
• Josh 1:18 : 18 Whosoever he be that shall rebel against thy commandment, and shall not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of good courage.
• Dan 11:32 : 32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits] .
• Rev 3:2-3 : 2 Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God. 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep [it], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
• 2 Tim 4:5 : 5 But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
• Hag 2:4 : 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith Jehovah; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith Jehovah, and work: for I am with you, saith Jehovah of hosts,
• Luke 21:36 : 36 But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.