1 Peter 4:7

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“The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.”

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BSBPD

“The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Peter 4:7 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 19:35So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:2It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
  3. Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
  4. Ezekiel 7:2“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
  5. Ezekiel 7:6The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come!
  6. Matthew 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  7. Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
  8. Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  9. Matthew 26:38Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
  10. Mark 13:33Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
  11. Mark 14:37Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
  12. Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
  13. Luke 21:36So 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.”
  14. Luke 22:46“Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
  15. Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
  16. Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  17. 1 Corinthians 7:29What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
  18. 1 Corinthians 15:24Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.
  19. Ephesians 6:18Pray 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.
  20. Philippians 4:5Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
  21. Colossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
  22. 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
  23. 2 Timothy 4:5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
  24. Titus 2:12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

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