1 Peter 4:7

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The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

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  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  • Jas 5:8-9 : 8 You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
  • 1 Thess 5:6-8 : 6 So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
  • 2 Tim 4:5 : 5 But as for you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
  • Titus 2:12 : 12 It teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
  • Heb 10:25 : 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
  • Luke 22:46 : 46 He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray, so that you will not fall into temptation."
  • Mark 14:37-38 : 37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Simon," he said to Peter, "are you asleep? Couldn't you keep watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 Be vigilant and pray at all times, so that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.
  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Therefore, watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  • Eccl 7:2 : 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to a house of feasting, because death is the destination of everyone, and the living should take it to heart.
  • Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
  • Ezek 7:6 : 6 The end has come! The end has come; it has awakened against you. Look! It is here.
  • Matt 24:13-14 : 13 'But the one who endures until the end will be saved.' 14 'And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.'
  • Mark 13:33-37 : 33 Be on guard! Stay alert and pray, because you do not know when the time will come. 34 It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their task, and tells the doorkeeper to stay alert. 35 Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: Stay alert!
  • Eph 6:18 : 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and petition. Stay alert with all perseverance as you pray for all the saints.
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
  • Col 4:2 : 2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
  • 2 Pet 3:9-9 : 9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wanting any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. 11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
  • 1 Pet 3:7 : 7 Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, showing them honor as co-heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
  • Rev 16:15 : 15 Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed.
  • Matt 24:42 : 42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
  • Rom 12:12 : 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.
  • 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not.
  • 1 Cor 15:24 : 24 Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.
  • Rom 13:11-12 : 11 And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
  • Ezek 7:2-3 : 2 And you, son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to the land of Israel: 'The end is here! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.' 3 'Now the end is upon you, and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and bring upon you all your detestable practices.'
  • Matt 26:38-41 : 38 Then He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me." 39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will." 40 Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. "Couldn't you men keep watch with Me for one hour?" He asked Peter. 41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
  • 1 John 2:18-19 : 18 Dear children, it is the last hour. Just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their going out showed that none of them belonged to us.

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    6 So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

    7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

    8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

  • 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

  • Phil 4:5-7
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    5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

    6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

    7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Tim 4:5-6
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    5 But as for you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

    6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is near.

  • 33 Be on guard! Stay alert and pray, because you do not know when the time will come.

  • 8 Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another as brothers and sisters, be tenderhearted and humble.

  • 11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

  • 1 Pet 5:7-8
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    7 Cast all your anxieties upon Him, because He cares for you.

    8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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    35 Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

    36 Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

    37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: Stay alert!

  • 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the house of God, and if it begins with us, what will become of those who disobey the gospel of God?

  • 8 You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.

  • 40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

  • 1 Pet 4:4-6
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    4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

    5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

    6 For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they may be judged according to human standards in the body but live according to God in the spirit.

  • 36 Be vigilant and pray at all times, so that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.

  • 2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.

  • 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

  • 6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.

  • 15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that your progress may be evident to all.

  • 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

  • 17 Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

  • 11 And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

  • 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

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    13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.

    14 Let all that you do be done in love.

  • 5 It is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.

  • 14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

  • 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.

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    1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body on our behalf, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body has ceased from sin.

    2 As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.

  • 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and petition. Stay alert with all perseverance as you pray for all the saints.

  • 17 Pray without ceasing.

  • 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance.

  • 3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

  • 11 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

  • 12 so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

  • Jude 1:20-21
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    20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

    21 keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

  • 17 But you, beloved, remember the words that were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."