1 Corinthians 16:13
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
KJV
Γρηγορεῖτε, στήκετε ἐν τῇ πίστει, ἀνδρίζεσθε, κραταιοῦσθε·
Greek NT
Vigilate, state in fide, viriliter agite, et confortamini.
Vulgate
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
ASV
Watch ye: stand fast in the faith: do manfully and be strengthened.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γρηγορεύω
gregoreuo
verb · 22×
κραταιόω
krataioo
verb · 4×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
στήκω
steko
verb · 12×
ἀνδρίζομαι
andrizomai
verb · 1×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2849Such a battle and such a victory become possible only through prayer. It is by his prayer that Jesus vanquishes the tempter, both at the outset of his public mission and in the ultimate struggle of his agony.159 In this petition to our heavenly Father, Christ unites us to his battle and his agony. He urges us to vigilance of the heart in communion with his own. Vigilance is "cu…
2. Another parable put He forth unto them, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed. That is, since He had said, that of the crop three parts are lost, and but one saved, and in the very part again which is saved so great damage ensues; lest they should say, And who, and how many will be the faithful? this fear again He removes, by the parable of the mus…
2. Afterwards indicating that not in the teachers but in themselves they ought to have their hopes of salvation, he says, 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith. Not in the wisdom which is without: for there it is not possible to stand, but to be borne along; even as in the faith ye may stand. Quit you like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. …
Cross-references
- 1Chr 19:13 — Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
- 1Chr 19:13 — Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
- 1Chr 28:10 — Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
- 1Chr 28:20 — And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until
- 1Cor 9:25 — And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
- 1Cor 14:20 — Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
- 1Cor 15:1 — Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
- 1Cor 15:58 — Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
- 1Kgs 2:2 — I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
- 1Kgs 2:2 — I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
- 1Pet 4:7 — But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
- 1Pet 5:8 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
- 1Sam 4:9 — Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
- 1Sam 4:9 — Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
- 1Thess 3:8 — For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
- 1Thess 3:8 — For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
- 1Thess 5:6 — Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
- 1Thess 5:6 — Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
- 1Tim 6:12 — Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
- 2Chr 12:14 — And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
- 2Chr 15:7 — Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
- 2Cor 1:24 — Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
- 2Cor 7:13 — Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
- 2Cor 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon m
- 2Sam 10:12 — Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
- 2Sam 10:12 — Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
- 2Thess 2:15 — Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
- 2Thess 2:15 — Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
- 2Tim 2:1 — Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- 2Tim 2:1 — Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- 2Tim 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
- 2Tim 4:5 — But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
- 2Tim 4:7 — I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
- Col 1:11 — Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
- Col 1:23 — If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul
- Col 2:5 — For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
- Col 4:2 — Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
- Col 4:12 — Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
- Dan 10:19 — And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me
- Dan 10:19 — And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me