New English Translation
1 Corinthians 16:13
13Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, 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 then, let no one treat him with contempt. But send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me. For I am expecting him with the brothers. 12With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was simply not his intention to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity. Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong. 14Everything you do should be done in love. 15Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for 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 24:42“Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
- Matthew 25:13Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- Matthew 26:41Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
- Mark 13:33Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.
- Mark 14:37Then he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake for one hour?
- Luke 12:35“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;
- Luke 21:36But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- Ephesians 6:18With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
- Colossians 4:2Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.
- 2 Timothy 4:5You, however, be self-controlled in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.
- 1 Peter 4:7For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
- 1 Peter 5:8Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
- Revelation 3:2Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about to die, because I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.
- Revelation 16:15(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)
- 1 Corinthians 15:1Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you 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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