So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- NASB But stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- NLT Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.”
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Believers should always be watchful and prayerful, so as to escape these things and stand before the Son of Man.
Overview
Jesus closes the discourse with a call to constant vigilance and prayer. To 'stand before the Son of Man' is to be found ready and accepted at His coming. This readiness rests on grace through faith, expressed in watchful, prayerful perseverance.
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Cross-references · 23
- 1 Jn 2:28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
- Matt 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- 1 Pet 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- Matt 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- 1 Pet 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- Mark 13:33Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
- 1 Cor 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
- Matt 26:41“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
- Mal 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
- Eph 6:13–14Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
- Luke 12:37–40Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
- Mark 13:37And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”
- Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- 1 Th 5:17Pray without ceasing.
- Col 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
- 2 Th 1:5–6All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
- 2 Tim 4:5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- Ps 1:5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
- Acts 10:2He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
- Eph 6:18–19Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
- Job 27:10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
- Luke 20:35But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
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