The Unknown Day And Hour

³⁵ Therefore, be continually on the alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— ³⁶ [stay alert,] in case he should come suddenly and unexpectedly and find you asleep and unprepared. ³⁷ What I say to you I say to everyone, ‘Be on the alert [stay awake and be continually cautious]!’”

Mark

Mark 14:40

And again He came back and found them sleeping, because their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know how to answer Him.

Proverbs 6:9-11

How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?

Proverbs 24:33-34

“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”

Song of Songs 3:1

(The Shulammite Bride)“On my bed night after night [I dreamed that] I sought the one
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.

Song of Songs 5:2

(The Shulammite Bride)
“I was asleep, but my heart was awake.
A voice [in my dream]! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me, my sister, my darling,
My dove, my perfect one!
For my head is drenched with the [heavy night] dew;
My hair [is covered] with the dampness of the night.’

Isaiah 56:10

Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.

Matthew 24:48-51

But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time [he will not return for a long while],’

Matthew 25:5

Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep.

Mark 14:37

And He came back and found them sleeping, and He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Were you unable to keep watch for one hour?

Luke 21:34

“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;

Luke 22:45

When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,

Romans 13:11-14

Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason He says,

“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

1 Thessalonians 5:6-7

So then let us not sleep [in spiritual indifference] as the rest [of the world does], but let us keep wide awake [alert and cautious] and let us be sober [self-controlled, calm, and wise].