Christian Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 16:13
13Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
- New International Version (NIV)Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
Context of 1 Corinthians 16:13
11So let no one look down on him. Send him on his way in peace so that he can come to me, because I am expecting him with the brothers. 12Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but he was not at all willing to come now. However, he will come when he has an opportunity. Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. 14Do everything in love. 15Brothers and sisters, you know the household of Stephanas: They are the firstfruits of Achaia and have devoted themselves to serving the saints. I urge you
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Γρηγορεῖτε, στήκετε ἐν τῇ πίστει, ἀνδρίζεσθε, κραταιοῦσθε.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 16:13
- Matthew 24:42Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.
- Matthew 25:13“Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.
- Matthew 26:41Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
- Mark 13:33“Watch! Be alert! For you don’t know when the time is coming.
- Mark 14:37Then he came and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake one hour?
- Luke 12:35“Be ready for service and have your lamps lit.
- Luke 21:36But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- Ephesians 6:18Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.
- Colossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled.
- 2 Timothy 4:5But as for you, exercise self-control in everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near; therefore, be alert and sober-minded for prayer.
- 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.
- Revelation 3:2Be alert and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for I have not found your works complete before my God.
- Revelation 16:15“Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is alert and remains clothed so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:1Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 16:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Watch ye - You have many enemies; be continually on your guard; be always circumspect: - Watch against evil; Watch for opportunities to receive good; Watch for opportunities to do good; Watch over each other in love; Watch, that none may draw you aside from the belief and unity of the Gospel. Stand fast in the faith - Hold in conscientious credence what you have already received as the truth of God; for it is the Gospel by which ye shall be saved, and by…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Watch ye - The exhortation in this and the following verse is given evidently in view of the special dangers and temptations which surrounded them. The word used here ( ͂ Grēgoreite) means, to keep awake, to be vigilant, etc.; and this may, perhaps, be a military metaphor derived from the duty of those who are stationed as sentinels to guard a camp, or to observe the motions of an enemy. The term is frequently used in the New Testament, and the duty…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 A Christian is always in danger, therefore should ever be on the watch. He should be fixed in the faith of the gospel, and never desert or give it up. By this faith alone he will be able to keep his ground in an hour of temptation. Christians should be careful that charity not only reigns in their hearts, but shines in their lives. There is a great difference between Christian firmness and feverish warmth and transport. The apostle gave…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. He shows that they ought to make their hopes of salvation to depend not on Apollos or any other teacher; that it rests with themselves. "Watch ye": for ye are slumbering. "Stand": for ye are like men tottering. "Quit you like men; be strong": for ye are effeminate (1Co 16:14). "Let all your things be done with charity" (1Co 8:1; 13:1): not with strifes as at present [Chrysostom]. "In the faith" which was assailed by some (1Co 15:1, 2, 12-17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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