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1 Cor. 16:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Watchl ye, standm fast in the faith, quit you like menn, be strongo.

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1 Peter 5:8• ⁸Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour. (1 Peter 5:8)

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2 Thess. 2:15• ¹⁵So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter. (2 Thess. 2:15)

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1 Cor. 14:20• ²⁰Brethren, be not children in your minds, but in malice be babes; but in your minds be grown men. (1 Cor. 14:20)

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Eph. 6:10• ¹⁰For the rest, brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the might of his strength. (Eph. 6:10)

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Watch.

Matt. 24:42‑44• ⁴²Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.
⁴³But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be dug through into.
⁴⁴Wherefore *ye* also, be ye ready, for in that hour that ye think not the Son of man comes. (Matt. 24:42‑44)

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Matt. 25:13• ¹³Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour. (Matt. 25:13)

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Matt. 26:41• ⁴¹Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh weak. (Matt. 26:41)

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Mark 13:33‑37• ³³Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is:
³⁴it is as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.
³⁵Watch therefore, for ye do not know when the master of the house comes: evening, or midnight, or cock-crow, or morning;
³⁶lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
³⁷But what I say to you, I say to all, Watch. (Mark 13:33‑37)

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Mark 14:37‑38• ³⁷And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, dost thou sleep? Hast thou not been able to watch one hour?
³⁸Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak. (Mark 14:37‑38)

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Luke 12:35‑40• ³⁵Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;
³⁶and *ye* like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
³⁷Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord on coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.
³⁸And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those bondmen.
³⁹But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.
⁴⁰And ye therefore, be *ye* ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think it, the Son of man comes. (Luke 12:35‑40)

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Luke 21:36• ³⁶Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:36)

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Eph. 6:18• ¹⁸praying at all seasons, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching unto this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints; (Eph. 6:18)

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Col. 4:2• ²Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving; (Col. 4:2)

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1 Thess. 5:6• ⁶So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober; (1 Thess. 5:6)

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2 Tim. 4:5• ⁵But *thou*, be sober in all things, bear evils, do the work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry. (2 Tim. 4:5)

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1 Peter 4:7• ⁷But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers; (1 Peter 4:7)

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1 Peter 5:8• ⁸Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour. (1 Peter 5:8)

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Rev. 3:2‑3• ²Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, which are about to die, for I have not found thy works complete before my God.
³Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and keep it and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I shall come upon thee. (Rev. 3:2‑3)

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Rev. 16:15• ¹⁵(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they may not see his shame.) (Rev. 16:15)

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1 Cor. 15:1‑2,58• ¹But I make known to you, brethren, the glad tidings which I announced to you, which also ye received, in which also ye stand,
²by which also ye are saved, (if ye hold fast the word which I announced to you as the glad tidings,) unless indeed ye have believed in vain.
⁵⁸So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Cor. 15:1‑2,58)

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2 Cor. 1:24• ²⁴Not that we rule over your faith, but are fellow-workmen of your joy: for by faith ye stand. (2 Cor. 1:24)

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Gal. 5:1• ¹Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage. (Gal. 5:1)

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Phil. 1:27• ²⁷Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings; (Phil. 1:27)

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Phil. 4:1• ¹So that, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand fast in the Lord, beloved. (Phil. 4:1)

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Col. 1:23• ²³if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which is under heaven, of which *I* Paul became minister. (Col. 1:23)

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Col. 4:12• ¹²Epaphras, who is one of you, the bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. (Col. 4:12)

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1 Thess. 3:8• ⁸because now we live if *ye* stand firm in the Lord. (1 Thess. 3:8)

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2 Thess. 2:15• ¹⁵So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter. (2 Thess. 2:15)

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1 Cor. 9:25‑27• ²⁵But every one that contends for a prize is temperate in all things: *they* then indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, but *we* an incorruptible.
²⁶*I* therefore thus run, as not uncertainly; so I combat, as not beating the air.
²⁷But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest after having preached to others I should be myself rejected. (1 Cor. 9:25‑27)

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1 Cor. 14:20• ²⁰Brethren, be not children in your minds, but in malice be babes; but in your minds be grown men. (1 Cor. 14:20)

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1 Sam. 4:9• ⁹Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight. (1 Sam. 4:9)

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2 Sam. 10:12• ¹²Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight. (2 Sam. 10:12)

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1 Chron. 19:13• ¹³Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah will do what is good in his sight. (1 Chron. 19:13)

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Eph. 6:13‑17• ¹³For this reason take to you the panoply of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having accomplished all things, to stand.
¹⁴Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
¹⁵and shod your feet with the preparation of the glad tidings of peace:
¹⁶besides all these, having taken the shield of faith with which ye will be able to quench all the inflamed darts of the wicked one.
¹⁷Have also the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God's word; (Eph. 6:13‑17)

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1 Tim. 6:12• ¹²Strive earnestly in the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses. (1 Tim. 6:12)

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2 Tim. 2:3‑5• ³Take thy share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
⁴No one going as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who has enlisted him as a soldier.
⁵And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully. (2 Tim. 2:3‑5)

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2 Tim. 4:7• ⁷I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. (2 Tim. 4:7)

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Heb. 11:32‑34• ³²And what more do I say? For the time would fail me telling of Gideon, and Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, and David and Samuel, and of the prophets:
³³who by faith overcame kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths,
³⁴quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, became strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, made the armies of strangers give way. (Heb. 11:32‑34)

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Josh. 1:6‑7,9,18• ⁶Be strong and courageous, for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn unto their fathers to give them.
⁷Only be strong and very courageous, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn not from it to the right or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
⁹Have I not commanded thee: Be strong and courageous? Be not afraid, neither be dismayed; for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
¹⁸Every one that is rebellious against thy commandment and hearkeneth not to thy words in everything that thou commandest us, shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous. (Josh. 1:6‑7,9,18)

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1 Kings 2:2• ²I go the way of all the earth: be of good courage therefore, and be a man; (1 Kings 2:2)

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1 Chron. 28:10• ¹⁰Consider now, that Jehovah has chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. (1 Chron. 28:10)

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Psa. 27:14• ¹⁴Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:14)

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Isa. 35:4• ⁴Say to them that are of a timid heart, Be strong, fear not; behold your God: vengeance cometh, the recompense of God! He will come himself, and save you. (Isa. 35:4)

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Dan. 10:19• ¹⁹and he said, Fear not, man greatly beloved; peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And as he was speaking with me I was strengthened, and I said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. (Dan. 10:19)

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Dan. 11:32• ³²And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and shall act. (Dan. 11:32)

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Hag. 2:4• ⁴But now be strong, Zerubbabel, saith Jehovah; and be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith Jehovah, and work: for I am with you, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Hag. 2:4)

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Zech. 8:9,13• ⁹Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
¹³And it shall come to pass, like as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear ye not, let your hands be strong. (Zech. 8:9,13)

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2 Cor. 12:9‑10• ⁹And he said to me, My grace suffices thee; for my power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of the Christ may dwell upon me.
¹⁰Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ: for when I am weak, then I am powerful. (2 Cor. 12:9‑10)

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Eph. 6:10• ¹⁰For the rest, brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the might of his strength. (Eph. 6:10)

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Phil. 4:13• ¹³I have strength for all things in him that gives me power. (Phil. 4:13)

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Col. 1:11‑12• ¹¹strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;
¹²giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light, (Col. 1:11‑12)

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2 Tim. 2:1• ¹Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus. (2 Tim. 2:1)

• Verses 13-14, are the effusion of a heart which forgot these faults in the ardent desire of a charity that only thought of their blessing according to the Spirit. (“1 Corinthians 16” by J.N. Darby)

• They had allowed speculations to work even on foundation truths of revelation; and so they needed to cleave firmly to the deposit of faith. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 16:13-24” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong.

W. Kelly Translation

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Watch, stand in the faith, play the man, be stronga.

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Some MSS. add "and" after "strong," but it is not sustained by the best authorities.