Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come.

And Jesus concluded, "Watch out, then, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Be on watch, be alert, for you do not know when the time will come.

Watch, then, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming---it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise.

What I say to you, then, I say to all: Watch!"

And he said to them, "Keep watch, and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man."

When he arrived at the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation."

He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation."

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be brave, be strong.

Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people.

The end of all things is near. You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray.

Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

"Listen! I am coming like a thief ! Happy is he who stays awake and guards his clothes, so that he will not walk around naked and be ashamed in public!"

Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.'

Do not go where evil people go. Do not follow the example of the wicked.

Don't do it! Keep away from evil! Refuse it and go on your way.

The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who hear the message and receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them; they believe only for a while but when the time of testing comes, they fall away.

Forgive us our sins, for we forgive everyone who does us wrong. And do not bring us to hard testing.' "

Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.

And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment,

Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you safe from the time of trouble which is coming upon the world to test all the people on earth.

LORD, you have given us your laws and told us to obey them faithfully.

How I hope that I shall be faithful in keeping your instructions!

Your instructions give me pleasure; they are my advisers.

I lie defeated in the dust; revive me, as you have promised.

I will eagerly obey your commands, because you will give me more understanding.

Keep me obedient to your commandments, because in them I find happiness.

Keep me from paying attention to what is worthless; be good to me, as you have promised.

Happy are those whose lives are faultless, who live according to the law of the LORD.

They never do wrong; they walk in the LORD's ways.

How I hope that I shall be faithful in keeping your instructions!

As I learn your righteous judgments, I will praise you with a pure heart.

How can young people keep their lives pure? By obeying your commands.

I keep your law in my heart, so that I will not sin against you.

I will repeat aloud all the laws you have given.

I study your instructions; I examine your teachings.

Be good to me, your servant, so that I may live and obey your teachings.

I am here on earth for just a little while; do not hide your commands from me.

You reprimand the proud; cursed are those who disobey your commands.

The rulers meet and plot against me, but I will study your teachings.

I lie defeated in the dust; revive me, as you have promised.

Help me to understand your laws, and I will meditate on your wonderful teachings.

Keep me from going the wrong way, and in your goodness teach me your law.

I have followed your instructions, LORD; don't let me be put to shame.

Teach me, LORD, the meaning of your laws, and I will obey them at all times.

Keep me obedient to your commandments, because in them I find happiness.

Keep me from paying attention to what is worthless; be good to me, as you have promised.

We follow your will and put our hope in you; you are all that we desire.

At night I long for you with all my heart; when you judge the earth and its people, they will all learn what justice is.

I know that good does not live in me---that is, in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it.

If I do what I don't want to do, this means that I am no longer the one who does it; instead, it is the sin that lives in me.

My inner being delights in the law of God.

What an unhappy man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is taking me to death?

What the Law could not do, because human nature was weak, God did. He condemned sin in human nature by sending his own Son, who came with a nature like our sinful nature, to do away with sin.

I harden my body with blows and bring it under complete control, to keep myself from being disqualified after having called others to the contest.

What I say is this: let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature.

For what our human nature wants is opposed to what the Spirit wants, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to what our human nature wants. These two are enemies, and this means that you cannot do what you want to do.

And those who belong to Christ Jesus have put to death their human nature with all its passions and desires.

I do not claim that I have already succeeded or have already become perfect. I keep striving to win the prize for which Christ Jesus has already won me to himself.

So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God's call through Christ Jesus to the life above.