Cross references

1 Thessalonians 5:6

So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.

1 Thessalonians 5:6 BSB

1 Thessalonians 5:6 has 37 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 23 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Peter 1:13 (21 votes) and Matthew 24:42 (18 votes). 47 other verses point back to it. It links with 25 other books, from Leviticus 11 to Revelation 16.

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Which verses does 1 Thessalonians 5:6 point to?

The 20 strongest of 37, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 Peter 1:1321 votes

    Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

  2. Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

  3. Luke 22:4616 votes

    “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”

  4. 1 Peter 5:812 votes

    Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

  5. And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. …

  6. “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.”

  7. Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.

  8. So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

  9. Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

  10. It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch. Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.

  11. Titus 2:126 votes
  12. The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

  13. Jonah 1:64 votes
  14. Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

  15. Luke 12:374 votes
  16. Luke 12:394 votes

    But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

Which verses point to 1 Thessalonians 5:6?

The 10 strongest of 47.