9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

• Second Coming

• The Ten Virgins

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1Cor 16:13 — Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
• 1Cor 16:13 — Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
• 1Pet 4:7 — But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
• 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:
• 1Thess 5:2 — For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
• 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.
• 2Tim 4:5 — But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
• Acts 20:31 — Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
• Luke 12:40 — Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
• Luke 21:36 — 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.
• Luke 21:36 — 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.
• Mark 13:32 — But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
• Mark 13:33 — Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
• Mark 13:33 — Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
• Mark 14:38 — Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
• Matt 24:36 — But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
• Matt 24:42 — Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
• Matt 24:42 — Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
• Matt 24:44 — Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
• Matt 24:50 — The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
• Matt 26:38 — Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
• Matt 26:41 — Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• Rev 3:2 — Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
• Rev 3:3 — Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon th
• Rev 16:15 — Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
• Rev 16:15 — Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.