11 translations · Greek
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
1 Peter 4:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
- KJV King James Version
- But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Now the end of all things has come near; be sober-minded, then, and be sober in [your] prayers.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Everything is coming to an end! So think clearly and stay alert when you pray.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch to prayer.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But the end of all is at hand. Be prudent therefore, and watch in prayers.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Πάντων | Pantōn | of all [things] | G3956 πᾶς all |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| τὸ | to | The | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| τέλος | telos | end | G5056 τέλος goal/tax |
| ἤγγικεν | ēngiken | is near | G1448 ἐγγίζω to come near |
| σωφρονήσατε | sōphronēsate | be clear-minded | G4993 σωφρονέω be of sound mind |
| οὖν | oun | Therefore | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| νήψατε | nēpsate | sober | G3525 νήφω be sober |
| εἰς | eis | so that | G1519 εἰς toward |
| προσευχάς | proseuchas | you can pray | G4335 προσευχή prayer |
Related verses
- James 5:8–9
You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
- 1 Peter 1:13
Therefore prepare your minds for action, be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
- Luke 21:34
“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.
- 2 Timothy 4:5
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
- 1 Peter 5:8
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
- Hebrews 10:25
not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.
- Colossians 4:2
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6–8
so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night. But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
- Titus 2:12
instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
- Ezekiel 7:6
An end has come. The end has come! It awakes against you. Behold, it comes.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 who will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
6 For to this end the Good News was preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit.
7 But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
8 And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.
9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
Read all of 1 Peter 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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