KJV dictionary & concordance
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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First occurrence: Genesis 31:49
Complete exact-word concordance
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
For the Sonne of man is as a man taking a farre iourney, who left his house, and gaue authority to his seruants, and to euery man his worke, and commanded the porter to watch:
watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Watch ye therefore (for ye knowe not when the master of the house commeth, at Euen, or at midnight, or at the cocke crowing, or in the morning.)
And what I say unto you I say unto all, watch.
And what I say vnto you, I say vnto all, Watch.
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
And hee commeth, and findeth them sleeping, and saith vnto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watch one houre?
watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
Watch ye and pray, lest yee enter into temptation: The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weake.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And there were in the same countrey shepheards abiding in y e field, keeping watch ouer their flocke by night.
1611 marginal noteOr, the night watches.
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those seruants.
watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Watch ye therefore, and pray alwayes, that ye may be accompted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to passe, and to stand before the sonne of man.
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
Therefore watch, and remember that by the space of three yeeres, I ceased not to warne euery one night and day with teares.
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