1 Peter 4:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:13

Be alert and think straight. Put all your hope in how God will treat you with undeserved grace when Jesus Christ appears.

1 Peter 5:8

Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you must stay calm and be willing to suffer. You must work hard, telling the good news and to do your job well.

Luke 21:34

Don't spend all of your time thinking about eating or drinking or worrying about life. If you do, the final day will suddenly catch you

Hebrews 10:25

Some people have given up the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord's coming is getting closer.

Colossians 4:2

Never give up praying. And when you pray, keep alert and be thankful.

Titus 2:12

He taught us to give up our wicked ways and our worldly desires and to live decent and honest lives in this world.

Ezekiel 7:6

And when it comes, your life will be over.

Romans 12:12

Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying.

Philippians 4:5

Always be gentle with others. The Lord will soon be here.

Luke 22:46

He said to them, “Why are you asleep? Wake up and pray that you won't be tested.”

Revelation 16:15

Remember Christ says, “When I come, it will surprise you like a thief! But God will bless you, if you are awake and ready. Then you won't have to walk around naked and be ashamed.”

1 Peter 3:7

If you are a husband, you should be thoughtful of your wife. Treat her with honor, because she isn't as strong as you are, and she shares with you in the gift of life. Then nothing will stand in the way of your prayers.

Ephesians 6:18

Never stop praying, especially for others. Always pray by the power of the Spirit. Stay alert and keep praying for God's people.

1 Corinthians 15:24

Then after Christ has destroyed all powers and forces, the end will come, and he will give the kingdom to God the Father.

1 Corinthians 7:29

My friends, what I mean is that the Lord will soon come, and it won't matter if you are married or not.

Matthew 24:42

So be on your guard! You don't know when your Lord will come.

Jeremiah 5:31

Prophets give their messages in the name of a false god, my priests don't want to serve me, and you—my own people— like it this way! But on the day of disaster, where will you turn for help?

Luke 21:36

Watch out and keep praying that you can escape all that is going to happen and that the Son of Man will be pleased with you.

Matthew 25:13

So, my disciples, always be ready! You don't know the day or the time when all this will happen.

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It's better to go to a funeral than to attend a feast; funerals remind us that we all must die.

Genesis 6:13

So he told Noah: Cruelty and violence have spread everywhere. Now I'm going to destroy the whole earth and all its people.

Hebrews 9:26

If he had offered himself every year, he would have suffered many times since the creation of the world. But instead, near the end of time he offered himself once and for all, so he could be a sacrifice that does away with sin.

Genesis 19:35

That night they got their father drunk, and this time the younger sister slept with him. But once again he was too drunk even to know she was there.