So they made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger rose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she rose.
1 Peter 4:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the end and culmination of all things has now come near; keep sound minded and self-restrained and alert therefore for [the practice of] prayer. American Standard Version (1901) But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer: Common English Bible The end of everything has come. Therefore, be self-controlled and clearheaded so you can pray. Catholic Public Domain Version But the end of everything draws near. And so, be prudent, and be vigilant in your prayers. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the end of all is at hand. Be prudent therefore, and watch in prayers. |
So they made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger rose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she rose.
And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence because of them; now I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of everyone, and the living will lay it to heart.
the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule as the prophets direct; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?
An end has come; the end has come. It has awakened against you; see, it comes!
Keep awake, therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
“Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life and that day does not catch you unexpectedly,
Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”
and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial.”
Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power.
I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,
Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.
As for you, be sober in everything, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully.
training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,
not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed.
Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman—though the weaker vessel, they are joint heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers.
Discipline yourselves; keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour.
(“See, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and is clothed, not going about naked and exposed to shame.”)