I charge {thee} therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed {is} he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

And he did {that which was} right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired {to have} you, that he may sift {you} as wheat:

And after he had spent some time {there}, he departed, and went over {all} the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up {that which was} broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

{As} I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because {there was} no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; {because...: or, without a shepherd}

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, {which} shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, {make...: or, are the LORD's remembrancers}

For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, {that} his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as {was} the heart of David his father.

His watchmen {are} blind: they are all ignorant, they {are} all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. {sleeping: or, dreaming, or, talking in their sleep}

Nevertheless I have {somewhat} against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, {phylacteries: pieces of parchment containing sentences of the law}

And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, {which} shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. {cut off: or, hidden} {feed: or, bear}

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

{But} I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage {your grief}.

Therefore when thou doest {thine} alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. {do not...: or, cause not a trumpet to be sounded}

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly {is} ready, but the flesh {is} weak.

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Therefore let us not sleep, as {do} others; but let us watch and be sober.

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. {make...; or, fulfil}

Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. {perfect: or, upright, or, sincere}

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.