30 Bible Verses About Waking Up

“I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.”

“As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.”

“For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”

“Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.”

“Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.”

“How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—”

“Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendor, Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.”

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.”

“At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.”

“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.”

“Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

“And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.”

“Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.”

“This is why it is said: ‘Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.'”

“So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.”

“He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.”

“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

“Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.”

“Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”

“So a man lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, people will not awake or be roused from their sleep.”

“Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.”

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”

“It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.”

“So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.”

“The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.”

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.”

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”

“Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.”

“Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.”