Bible Verses About Watchfulness: Danger of remissness in

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:

And shall begin to strike his fellow servants and shall eat and drink with drunkards:

The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not and at an hour that he knoweth not:

And shall separate him and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept.

And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out.

But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not.

Have in mind therefore in what manner thou hast received and heard: and observe and do penance: If then thou shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief: and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come to thee.