KJV King James Version
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
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Revelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
WEB World English Bible
“Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn’t walk naked, and they see his shame.”
ASV American Standard Version
( Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
lo, I do come as a thief; happy is he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,’—
Surrounding context — Revelation 16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs [come] out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!ἔρχομαιG2064 · erchomaito come/goὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenκλέπτης.G2812 · kleptēsthiefμακάριοςG3107 · makariosblessedὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoγρηγορῶνG1127 · grēgoreōto keep watchκαὶG2532 · kaiandτηρῶνG5083 · tēreōto keep: observeτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱμάτιαG2440 · himationclothingαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμὴG3361 · mēnotγυμνὸςG1131 · gumnosnakedπεριπατῇG4043 · peripateōto walkκαὶG2532 · kaiandβλέπωσινG991 · blepōto seeτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀσχημοσύνηνG808 · aschēmosunēindecencyαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.Matthew 24:42-43Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Revelation 3:18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.Revelation 3:3-4Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.Luke 12:37-43Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.Mark 13:33-37Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.2 Corinthians 5:3If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.Mark 14:38Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak.Luke 21:36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.1 Thessalonians 5:6Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober.Acts 20:31Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.Matthew 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.Isaiah 47:3Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet [thee as] a man.Ezekiel 16:37Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.Habakkuk 2:15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to [him], and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
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