13 “Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.[a]

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  1. 25:13 Other mss add in which the Son of Man is coming.

13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(A)

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40 Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me one hour? 41 Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

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40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me(A) for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.(B) The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

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31 Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I never stopped warning each one of you with tears.(A)

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31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years(A) I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.(B)

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Final Exhortation

13 Be alert, stand firm in the faith,(A) be courageous,[a] be strong.

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  1. 16:13 Lit act like men

13 Be on your guard; stand firm(A) in the faith; be courageous; be strong.(B)

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Be sober-minded,(A) be alert.(B) Your adversary the devil(C) is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.

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Be alert and of sober mind.(A) Your enemy the devil prowls around(B) like a roaring lion(C) looking for someone to devour.

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10 But the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief;[a](B) on that day the heavens will pass away(C) with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved,(D) and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.[b][c]

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  1. 3:10 Other mss add in the night
  2. 3:10 Other mss read will be burned up
  3. 3:10 Some Syriac and Coptic mss read will not be found

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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  1. 2 Peter 3:10 Some manuscripts be burned up