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Revelation 16:15

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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.

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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “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.”
KJV: Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
WEB: “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: (Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walked naked, and they see his shame.)
DARBY: (Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they [may not] see his shame.)
BLB: “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed [is] the one watching and keeping his garments, so that he may not walk naked and they may see his shame.”

ÅB: Se, jeg kommer som en tyv; salig er den som våker og tar vare på sine klær, så han ikke skal gå naken og de skal se hans skam.
OTB: «Se, jeg kommer som en tyv. Salig er den som våker og holder sine klær, så han ikke går naken omkring og blir til skamme.»
B1930: Se, jeg kommer som en tyv; salig er den som våker og tar vare på sine klær, så han ikke skal gå naken og de skal se hans skam.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Thessalonians 5:2–3
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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Matthew 24:42–43
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
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Revelation 3:18
I 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.
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2 Peter 3:10
But 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.
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Revelation 3:3–4
Remember 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.
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Luke 12:37–43
Blessed 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.
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Matthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
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Mark 13:33–37
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
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