Mark 13:36

New Living Translation

Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 3:1

One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover. I yearned for him, but he did not come.

Song of Solomon 5:2

I slept, but my heart was awake, when I heard my lover knocking and calling: “Open to me, my treasure, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

Isaiah 56:10

For the leaders of my people— the Lord’s watchmen, his shepherds— are blind and ignorant. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.

Matthew 25:5

When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Mark 14:37

Then he returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?

Mark 14:40

When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open. And they didn’t know what to say.

Luke 21:34

“Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,

Luke 22:45

At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief.

Ephesians 5:14

for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”