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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 walketh 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 traditions which ye were taught whether by word or by letter of ours. (2 Thess. 2:15)

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1 Cor. 14:20• ²⁰Brethren, be not children in mind, but in malice be infantine, but in mind be of full age. (1 Cor. 14:20)

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

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Watch.

Matt. 24:42‑44• ⁴²Watch therefore, for ye know not on what day your Lord doth come.
⁴³But know this, that if the house-master had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be digged through.
⁴⁴Therefore, be ye also ready, for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh. (Matt. 24:42‑44)

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Matt. 25:13• ¹³Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour. (Matt. 25:13)

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

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Mark 13:33‑37• ³³Take heed, watch and pray, {i}for ye do not know when the time is:{/i}
³⁴[it is] as a man gone out of the country who left his house and gave authority to his bondmen, {i}and{/i} to each his work, {i}and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.{/i}
³⁵Watch, therefore; for ye know not when the master of the house cometh: even, or midnight, or cock-crowing, or in morning;
³⁶lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
³⁷But what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. (Mark 13:33‑37)

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Mark 14:37‑38• ³⁷{i}And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon,{/i} sleepest thou? hast thou not been able to watch one hour?
³⁸Watch and pray, lest ye enter 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 for their lord, whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto 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 digged through.
⁴⁰And ye, therefore, be ye ready; for in the hour in which ye do not think [it] the Son of man cometh. (Luke 12:35‑40)

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

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Eph. 6:18• ¹⁸with all prayer and supplication praying in every season in [the] Spirit, and thereunto watching 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, let us not sleep as [do] the rest, but let us watch and be sober. (1 Thess. 5:6)

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2 Tim. 4:5• ⁵But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship [evils], do an evangelist's work, fully perform thy ministry. (2 Tim. 4:5)

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1 Peter 4:7• ⁷But the end of all things hath drawn nigh. Be discreet therefore and watch 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 walketh 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 were 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 watch not, I will come [upon thee] as a thief, and thou shalt in no wise know what hour I will come upon thee. (Rev. 3:2‑3)

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Rev. 16:15• ¹⁵(Behold, I come as a thief: blessed {i}is{/i} he that watcheth, and keepeth his raiment, that he walk not naked, and they see {i}not{/i} his shame.) (Rev. 16:15)

stand.

1 Cor. 15:1‑2,58• ¹And I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I announced to you, which also ye received, in which also ye stand,
²by which also ye are being saved, if ye hold fast with what discourse I announced [it] to you, unless ye believed lightly.
⁵⁸Wherefore, my brethren beloved, be firm, immoveable, abounding in the work of the Lord always, knowing that your toil is not empty 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-workers of your joy, for by faith ye stand. (2 Cor. 1:24)

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Gal. 5:1• ¹Stand fast in the freedom with which Christ hath freed us, and be not again held in a yoke of bondage. (Gal. 5:1)

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Phil. 1:27• ²⁷Only conduct yourselves worthily of the gospel of Christ; that, whether coming and seeing you or absent, I may hear of your concerns, that ye stand in one spirit, with one soul striving together with the faith of the gospel; (Phil. 1:27)

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

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Col. 1:23• ²³if indeed ye abide in the faith grounded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel (which ye heard, that was preached in the whole creation under the heaven), of which I, Paul, became servant; (Col. 1:23)

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Col. 4:12• ¹²There saluteth you Epaphras, who [is] of you, a bondman of Jesus Christ, always striving for you in prayers, 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 fast in [the] Lord. (1 Thess. 3:8)

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2 Thess. 2:15• ¹⁵So then, brethren, stand firm and hold fast the traditions which ye were taught whether by word or by letter of ours. (2 Thess. 2:15)

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1 Cor. 9:25‑27• ²⁵And every one that contendeth is temperate in all things: they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
²⁶I therefore so run, as not uncertainly (so combat, as not beating air.
²⁷But I discipline my body and lead [it] captive, lest by any means, having preached to others, I myself should be reprobate. (1 Cor. 9:25‑27)

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1 Cor. 14:20• ²⁰Brethren, be not children in mind, but in malice be infantine, but in mind be of full age. (1 Cor. 14:20)

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1 Sam. 4:9• ⁹{i}Show 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.{/i} (1 Sam. 4:9)

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

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

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Eph. 6:13‑17• ¹³On this account take up the panoply of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having fully done all, to stand.
¹⁴Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
¹⁵and having shod your feet with [the] preparation of the gospel of peace;
¹⁶besides all, having taken up the shield of faith with which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one;
¹⁷and receive 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• ¹²Combat the good combat of faith; lay hold on the life eternal whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses. (1 Tim. 6:12)

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2 Tim. 2:3‑5• ³Take thy share of suffering hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
⁴No one on service entangleth himself with the businesses of life, that he may please him that enlisted [him].
⁵But if one also contend [in the games], he is not crowned unless he have contended lawfully. (2 Tim. 2:3‑5)

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2 Tim. 4:7• ⁷The good combat I have combated, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept: (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, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets;
³³who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths,
³⁴quenched fire's power, escaped sword's edge, were strengthened from weakness, became mighty in war, put to flight armies of aliens. (Heb. 11:32‑34)

be.

Josh. 1:6‑7,9,18• ⁶Be strong and of a good courage; for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
⁷Only be thou strong and very courageous, {i}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{/i}.
⁹Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
¹⁸{i}Every one that is rebellious against thy commandment and hearkeneth not to thy words in everything that thou commandest us, shall be put to death.{/i} Only be strong and of a good courage. (Josh. 1:6‑7,9,18)

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

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

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Psa. 27:14• ¹⁴Wait for Jehovah;{HR}Be strong, and he shall strengthen thy heart;{HR}Yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:14)

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

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Dan. 10:19• ¹⁹and said, O man, greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be unto thee; be strong, yea, be strong. {i}And as he was speaking with me, I was strengthened, and I said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.{/i} (Dan. 10:19)

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Dan. 11:32• ³²{i}And s{/i}uch as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries; but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. (Dan. 11:32)

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Hag. 2:4• ⁴Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith Jehovah; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, 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• ⁹{i}Thus 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.{/i}
¹³{i}And 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.{/i} (Zech. 8:9,13)

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2 Cor. 12:9‑10• ⁹and he hath said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for [my] power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses that the power of Christ may rest on me.
¹⁰Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:9‑10)

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

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Phil. 4:13• ¹³In all things I am strong in him that empowereth me. (Phil. 4:13)

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Col. 1:11‑12• ¹¹in all power empowered according to the might of his glory, unto all endurance and long-suffering with joy;
¹²giving thanks to the Father that qualified us for sharing the inheritance of the saints in light; (Col. 1:11‑12)

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2 Tim. 2:1• ¹Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that 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.

WK Translation Notes

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