Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
The 1611 reading
Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleepe, he shall doe well.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Natural bodily rest with suspended waking activity; figuratively, inattention or inactivity; or death described as sleep. Sense 2: To rest in sleep; figuratively, to lie in death.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:21
Complete exact-word concordance
Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleepe, he shall doe well.
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Howbeit Iesus spake of his death: but they thought that hee had spoken of taking of rest in sleepe.
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
For Dauid after he had serued his owne generation by the will of God, fell on sleepe, and was laide vnto his fathers, and saw corruption:
1611 marginal noteOr, after he had in his owne age serued the will of God.
1611 marginal note1.Kings 2.10.
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleepe, and seeing the prison doores open, he drew out his sword, and would haue killed himselfe, supposing that the prisoners had beene fled.
And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
And there sate in a window a certaine yong man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deepe sleepe, and as Paul was long preaching, hee sunke downe with sleepe, and fel downe from the third loft, and was taken vp dead.
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleepe: for now is our saluation neerer then when we beleeued.
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
For this cause many are weake and sickly among you, and many sleepe.
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Behold, I shew you a mysterie: we shall not all sleepe, but wee shall all be changed,
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
For if we beleeue that Iesus died, and rose againe: euen so them also which sleepe in Iesus, will God bring with him.
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
Therefore let vs not sleepe, as doe others: but let vs watch and be sober.
Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.
Source order