All you beasts of the field, come to devour, all you beasts in the forest.

His watchmen are blind; they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs who cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never be silent day or night; you who remember Jehovah, do not keep silent.

Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Listen to the sound of the shofar. But they said, We will not listen.

Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear the Word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me:

Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their borders and make him their watchman,

So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear the Word from My mouth and warn them from Me.

It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch.

Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Truly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.

Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.

Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

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

Obey those in authority over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works being fulfilled before God.

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but partake in the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God,

You therefore endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

On the next day we who were Paul's companions departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

Let no one despise your youth, but become an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Attend to these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.

in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fulfilled the preaching of the gospel of Christ.

of which I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the Word of God,

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.