Luke 21:34
New King James Version
The Importance of Watching(A)
34 “But (B)take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with [a]carousing, drunkenness, and (C)cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
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- Luke 21:34 dissipation
Luke 21:34
New American Standard Bible
34 “But (A)be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that [a]this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;
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- Luke 21:34 Lit that day
Luke 21:34
Amplified Bible
34 “But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
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Luke 21:34
New International Version
34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(A) and that day will close on you suddenly(B) like a trap.
Luke 21:34
King James Version
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
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1 Thessalonians 5:4
New King James Version
4 (A)But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.
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1 Thessalonians 5:4
New American Standard Bible
4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in (A)darkness, so that the day would overtake you [a](B)like a thief;
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:4 One early ms like thieves
1 Thessalonians 5:4
Amplified Bible
4 But you, [a]believers, [all you who believe in Christ as Savior and acknowledge Him as God’s Son] are not in spiritual darkness [nor held by its power], that the day [of judgment] would overtake you [by surprise] like a thief;
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:4 Lit brethren.
1 Thessalonians 5:4
New International Version
4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness(A) so that this day should surprise you like a thief.(B)
1 Thessalonians 5:4
King James Version
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
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2 Peter 3:10
New King James Version
The Day of the Lord
10 But (A)the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which (B)the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be [a]burned up.
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- 2 Peter 3:10 NU laid bare, lit. found
2 Peter 3:10
New American Standard Bible
A New Heaven and Earth
10 But (A)the day of the Lord (B)will come like a thief, in which (C)the heavens (D)will pass away with a roar and the (E)elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and (F)the earth and [a]its works will be [b]discovered.
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- 2 Peter 3:10 Lit the works in it
- 2 Peter 3:10 I.e., as worthless; late mss burned up
2 Peter 3:10
Amplified Bible
A New Heaven and Earth
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be [a]burned up.
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- 2 Peter 3:10 Two early mss have “discovered” instead of “burned up.” It is possible that Peter means something like “discovered for what they really are—temporary creations.”
2 Peter 3:10
New International Version
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.(A) The heavens will disappear with a roar;(B) the elements will be destroyed by fire,(C) and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a](D)
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- 2 Peter 3:10 Some manuscripts be burned up
2 Peter 3:10
King James Version
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
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Revelation 3:2-3
New King James Version
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before [a]God. 3 (A)Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and (B)repent. (C)Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you (D)as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
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- Revelation 3:2 NU, M My God
Revelation 3:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 Be constantly alert, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. 3 So (A)remember [a]what you have received and heard; and [b]keep it, and (B)repent. Then if you are not alert, (C)I will come (D)like a thief, and you will not know at (E)what hour I will come to you.
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- Revelation 3:3 Lit how
- Revelation 3:3 Or follow
Revelation 3:2-3
Amplified Bible
2 Wake up, and strengthen and reaffirm what remains [of your faithful commitment to Me], which is about to die; for I have not found [any of] your deeds completed in the sight of My God or meeting His requirements. 3 So remember and take to heart the lessons you have received and heard. Keep and obey them, and repent [change your sinful way of thinking, and demonstrate your repentance with new behavior that proves a conscious decision to turn away from sin]. So then, if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
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Revelation 3:2-3
New International Version
2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(A) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(B) and you will not know at what time(C) I will come to you.
Revelation 3:2-3
King James Version
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
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Revelation 16:15
New King James Version
15 (A)“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, (B)lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
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Revelation 16:15
New American Standard Bible
15 (“Behold, (A)I am coming like a thief. (B)Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, (C)so that he will not walk about naked and people will not see his shame.”)
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Revelation 16:15
Amplified Bible
15 (“Behold, I am coming like a thief. [a]Blessed is he who [b]stays awake and who keeps his clothes [that is, stays spiritually ready for the Lord’s return], so that he will not be naked—spiritually unprepared—and men will not see his shame.”)(A)
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- Revelation 16:15 This is the third of the seven promised blessings. See note 1:3.
- Revelation 16:15 These are metaphorical statements referring to a believer who is always expecting the return of Christ, and maintains a lifestyle (the clothing) of which he will not be ashamed when that day comes.
Revelation 16:15
New International Version
Revelation 16:15
King James Version
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.
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