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Luke 21:36–37

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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.
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
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From verse 36

  1. 1 John 2:28Rank 1 from verse 36
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    28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

  2. Matthew 25:13Rank 2 from verse 36
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    13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

  3. 1 Peter 5:8Rank 3 from verse 36
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    8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

  4. Matthew 24:42Rank 4 from verse 36
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    42¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

  5. 1 Peter 4:7Rank 5 from verse 36
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    7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

  6. 1 Corinthians 16:13Rank 6 from verse 36
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    13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

  7. Mark 13:33Rank 7 from verse 36
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    33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

  8. Luke 18:1Rank 8 from verse 36
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    1AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

  9. Malachi 3:2Rank 9 from verse 36
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    2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

  10. Matthew 26:41Rank 10 from verse 36
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    41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

  11. Ephesians 6:13–14Rank 11 from verse 36
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    13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

    14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

  12. Luke 12:37–40Rank 12 from verse 36
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    37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

    38And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

    39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

    40Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

  13. Jude 1:24Rank 13 from verse 36
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    24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

  14. Mark 13:37Rank 14 from verse 36
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    37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

  15. 1 Thessalonians 5:17Rank 15 from verse 36
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    17Pray without ceasing.

  16. Colossians 4:2Rank 16 from verse 36
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    2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

  17. 2 Thessalonians 1:5–6Rank 17 from verse 36
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    5Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

    6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

  18. 2 Timothy 4:5Rank 18 from verse 36
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    5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

  19. Psalms 1:5Rank 19 from verse 36
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    5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

  20. Acts 10:2Rank 20 from verse 36
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    2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

  21. Ephesians 6:18–19Rank 21 from verse 36
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    18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

    19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

  22. Job 27:10Rank 22 from verse 36
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    10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

  23. Luke 20:35Rank 23 from verse 36
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    35But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

From verse 37

  1. Luke 22:39Rank 1 from verse 37
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    39¶ And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.

  2. Mark 11:19Rank 2 from verse 37
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    19And when even was come, he went out of the city.

  3. Matthew 21:1Rank 3 from verse 37
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    1AND when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

  4. Matthew 21:17Rank 4 from verse 37
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    17¶ And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

  5. Matthew 26:55Rank 5 from verse 37
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    55In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

  6. Acts 1:12Rank 6 from verse 37
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    12Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.

  7. John 12:1Rank 7 from verse 37
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    1THEN Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

  8. Luke 19:37Rank 8 from verse 37
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    37And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

  9. Mark 11:12Rank 9 from verse 37
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    12¶ And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

  10. Matthew 26:30Rank 10 from verse 37
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    30And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

  11. Zechariah 14:4Rank 11 from verse 37
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    4¶ And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

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Luke 21:36

COMBINED MEANING

watch

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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accounted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of account, meaning to reckon, consider, or give an account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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worthy

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Sense 1: Deserving, fit, suitable, or having worth. Sense 2: As a noun, a person of merit, rank, or valor.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

escape

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To flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 21:37

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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temple

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Sense 1: A sacred house, building, or place devoted to the worship or presence of God or an idol. Sense 2: Christ's body, expressly called the temple of his body. Sense 3: A believer's body, or believers collectively, called the temple of God or of the Holy Ghost. Sense 4: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, expressly called the temple of the city.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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abode

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1. Remained, stayed, continued, or dwelt. 2. A dwelling place or state of residence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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mount

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Sense 1: A hill, mountain, or elevated tract of land. Sense 2: An artificial raised mound used in siege. Sense 3: To rise, ascend, climb, get upon, or increase upward.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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21:34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

21:35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

21:36Watch 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.

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21:37And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

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21:38And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.

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