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watch

Meaning of “watch”

Sense 1: To remain awake, alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, or on guard. Sense 2: A guard or guard duty, a station or group keeping guard, or a division of the night so guarded.

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61 occurrences57 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:49

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Matthew 14:25
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 14:25 · retained source text

And in the fourth watch of the night, Iesus went vnto them, walking on the Sea.

Matthew 24:42
watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 24:42 · retained source text

¶ Watch therfore, for ye know not what houre your Lord doth come.

1611 marginal noteMark 13.35.

Matthew 24:43
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 24:43 · retained source text

But know this, that if the good man of the house had knowen in what watch the thiefe would come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be broken vp.

1611 marginal noteLuke 12.39. 1.thes. 5.2. reuel. 16.15.

Matthew 25:13
watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 25:13 · retained source text

Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, wherein the Sonne of man commeth.

1611 marginal noteChap. 24.42. marke 13.33.

Matthew 26:38
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 26:38 · retained source text

Then saith he vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorrowfull, euen vnto death: tary ye heere, & watch with me.

Matthew 26:40
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 26:40 · retained source text

And he commeth vnto the Disciples, and findeth them asleepe, and saith vnto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one houre?

Matthew 27:65
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 27:65 · retained source text

Pilate said vnto them, Yee haue a watch, goe your way, make it as sure as you can.

Matthew 27:66
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 27:66 · retained source text

So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

Matthew 28:11
¶ Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 28:11 · retained source text

¶ Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the citie, and shewed vnto the chiefe Priests all the things that were done.

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