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Therefore be watchful all the time, asking that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
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The Call to Watch and Pray
Commentators emphasize that Jesus' command is a continuous call to spiritual alertness and prayer. "Watching" means being sleeplessly vigilant against sin and worldly distractions. "Praying" is the constant seeking of God's help. As Charles Spurgeon notes, Jesus himself modeled this behavior, proving its importance for every disciple.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To stand before the Son of man. These approaching calamities are represented as the coming of the Son of man to judge Jerusalem f…
But watch ye (αγρυπνειτε δε). Αγρυπνεω is a late verb to be sleepless (α privative and υπνος, sleep). Keep awake and be ready is t…
19th Century
Anglican
Pray always.—The word is not the same commonly used for “pray,” but occurs once only in the other Gospels ([Reference Mat…
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Baptist
You know what he did there, for –
"Cold mountains and the midnight air,Witnessed the fervor of his prayer."
Jesus ever practiced …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Watch you therefore, and pray always Watch against every sin, snare, and temptation; particularly, against the above thin…
Christ tells His disciples to observe the signs of the times, by which they could judge. He charges them to consider the ruin of the Jewish nation …
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