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In the context of the Bible, the concept of being "aware" often pertains to spiritual awareness, discernment, and understanding of God's will and presence. This awareness is not merely intellectual but deeply spiritual, involving the heart and mind in recognizing and responding to God's truth and guidance.

Spiritual Awareness

Spiritual awareness is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing the importance of being attuned to God's voice and the leading of the Holy Spirit. In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul frequently speaks about the need for believers to be spiritually aware. In Ephesians 5:15-17 , Paul exhorts, "Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is." Here, awareness is linked to wisdom and understanding, urging believers to live purposefully and in alignment with God's will.

Discernment

Discernment is a critical aspect of being aware, enabling believers to distinguish between truth and falsehood, good and evil. Hebrews 5:14 states, "But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil." This passage highlights the necessity of developing spiritual maturity and awareness through practice and engagement with God's Word.

Awareness of God's Presence

The Bible also emphasizes the importance of being aware of God's presence in daily life. Psalm 139:7-10 beautifully illustrates this awareness: "Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast." This passage reassures believers of God's omnipresence and the comfort that comes from being aware of His constant companionship.

Awareness of Sin

Awareness of sin is another crucial aspect of spiritual life. The Bible calls believers to be conscious of their sins and to seek repentance. In Psalm 51:3 , David expresses this awareness: "For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me." Recognizing one's sinfulness is the first step toward repentance and restoration with God.

Awareness in Prayer

Prayer is a vital practice for cultivating awareness of God's will and presence. In Colossians 4:2 , Paul instructs, "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." This verse underscores the importance of being vigilant and aware in prayer, maintaining a posture of gratitude and attentiveness to God's voice.

Conclusion

The biblical concept of awareness encompasses a deep, spiritual understanding and recognition of God's presence, will, and truth. It involves discernment, wisdom, and a conscious acknowledgment of one's own sinfulness, all of which are essential for a faithful and obedient walk with God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

2. (a.) Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy's designs.

Greek

1492. eido -- be aware, behold, consider, perceive
... be aware, behold, consider, perceive. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eido
Phonetic Spelling: (i'-do) Short Definition: I know, remember Definition: I know ...
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1097. ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
... root gno- Definition to come to know, recognize, perceive NASB Word Usage ascertaining
(1), aware (7), certainty (1), come to know (1), comprehend (1), felt (1 ...
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4894. suneidon -- to see together, hence to comprehend
... Word Origin from sun and eidon Definition to see together, hence to comprehend NASB
Word Usage aware (1), realized (1). know, be privy, be aware of. ...
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1921. epiginosko -- to know exactly, to recognize
... Word Origin from epi and ginosko Definition to know exactly, to recognize NASB Word
Usage acknowledge (1), ascertain (2), aware (2), find (1), found (2), fully ...
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5442. phulasso -- to guard, watch
... guarding. [: Lk 12:15, "Beware of," (, "Keep from," cf. Ac 21:25); 2 Tim
4:15, "Be aware" (see Vine, Unger, White, , 65).]. Word ...
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1594. eknepho -- to become sober (after drunkenness)
... be sober") -- properly, delivered out of drunkenness and to sobriety (seriousness),
ie with the awareness of being responsibly aware; (figuratively) aroused ...
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3609a. oida -- to have seen or perceived, hence to know
... of eidon Definition to have seen or perceived, hence to know NASB Word Usage appreciate
(1), aware (3), become learned (1), conscious* (1), having a knowledge ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3045. yada -- to know
... root Definition to know NASB Word Usage ability (1), acknowledge (4), acknowledged
(2), acquaintances (5), acquainted (1), aware (6), becomes known (1), bring ...
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7200. raah -- to see
... root Definition to see NASB Word Usage access (1), advisers* (2), appear (21), appeared
(43), appears (4), approve (2), became aware (1), became visible (1 ...
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Library

I am Aware that Very Many Other Matters were Discussed by Them...
... Section V. I am aware that very many other matters were discussed by them?
I am aware that very many other matters were discussed ...
/.../anatolius/the paschal canon of anatolius of alexandria/section v i am aware.htm

The Disciple, -- Sometimes this Question is Asked, "Since God is ...
... III. PRAYER SECTION I The Disciple, " Sometimes this question is asked,
"Since God is fully aware of our? The Disciple,"Sometimes ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/singh/at the masters feet/section i the disciple 3.htm

The Old and New Testaments have Many Things in Common -- Far More ...
... The Old and New Testaments have many things in common " far more than some teachers
of "dispensational" truth seem to be aware of " but there are also some ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/the old and new testaments.htm

Whether all the Angels were So Created in one Common State of ...
... Chapter 13."Whether All the Angels Were So Created in One Common State of Felicity,
that Those Who Fell Were Not Aware that They Would Fall, and that Those ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 13 whether all the angels.htm

The Nearness of the Kingdom
... If a piece of wood became as aware of the nearness of God as an archangel
is, the piece of wood would be as happy as an archangel. ...
/.../eckhart/meister eckharts sermons/ii the nearness of the.htm

A Portion of the Prophecy Already Fulfilled in the Christians: the ...
... And when I had finished these words, I:continued: "Now I am aware that your teachers,
sirs, admit the whole of the words of this passage to refer to Christ ...
/.../chapter cx a portion of the.htm

Our Requests Made Known unto God
... We do not find it difficult to make our requests known unto God when we are fully
aware of His presence. Paul stated this fact when he said,. ". . . ...
/.../anderson/prayer availeth much/chapter 2 our requests made.htm

Prefaces to Jerome's Early Works. Preface to the Chronicle of ...
... This Preface shows that Jerome was already becoming aware of the difficulties arising
from the various versions of the Old Testament, and of the necessity of ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/prefaces to jeromes early works.htm

But Perhaps Some one is Alarmed at Hearing us Discourse of the ...
... hook, but is drawn out of the water to be itself food for others, so He Who had
the power of death seized the body of Jesus in death, not being aware of the ...
/.../16 but perhaps some one.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... I could scarcely believe my ears on receiving this information; for though I had
long been aware that Mr. Villiers was at all times willing to assist me, he ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 25.htm

Thesaurus

Aware (44 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy's
designs. Multi-Version Concordance Aware (44 Occurrences). ...
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Ware (6 Occurrences)
... See Beware. 6. (n.) The state of being ware or aware; heed. 7. (vt) To make ware;
to warn; to take heed of; to beware of; to guard against. ...
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Award (4 Occurrences)

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Heaven (653 Occurrences)
... teaching. Of this the ordinary reader of Scripture may hardly be aware,
but it becomes evident and significant to the student. Thus ...
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Questions (76 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Luke 5:22 Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions
by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts? (WEY). ...
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Valuable (17 Occurrences)
... you not only showed sympathy with those who were imprisoned, but you even submitted
with joy when your property was taken from you, being well aware that you ...
/v/valuable.htm - 11k

Kindly (57 Occurrences)
... Luke 9:11 But the immense crowd, aware of this, followed Him; and receiving them
kindly He proceeded to speak to them of the Kingdom of God, and those who ...
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Neighbouring (11 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 14:6 the Apostles, having become aware of it, made their escape into
the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe, and the neighbouring country. (WEY). ...
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Nadib (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Nadib (2 Occurrences). Song of Songs 6:12 Or ever I was
aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. (Root in KJV WBS YLT). ...
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Unaware (16 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless;
inattentive. 2. (adv.) Unawares. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Resources

Do we need to be aware of the spiritual battle that is taking place around us? | GotQuestions.org

What is spiritual awareness? | GotQuestions.org

How can a Christian overcome social anxiety? | GotQuestions.org

Aware: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Aware (44 Occurrences)

Matthew 12:15
Aware of this, Jesus departed elsewhere; and a great number of people followed Him, all of whom He cured.
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 16:8
Jesus, perceiving it, said, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith,'because you have brought no bread?'
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 22:18
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
(See RSV)

Matthew 24:50
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
(KJV WBS NIV)

Matthew 26:10
However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? Because she has done a good work for me.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 2:8
Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
(See NAS)

Mark 5:33
But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
(See NAS)

Mark 8:17
Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, "Why do you reason that it's because you have no bread? Don't you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 10:42
Jesus, however, called them to Him and said to them, "You are aware how those who are deemed rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men make them feel their authority;
(WEY)

Mark 15:10
For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
(See NAS)

Luke 5:22
Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts?
(WEY NAS)

Luke 8:46
But Jesus said, "Someone did touch me, for I perceived that power has gone out of me."
(See NAS)

Luke 9:11
But the immense crowd, aware of this, followed Him; and receiving them kindly He proceeded to speak to them of the Kingdom of God, and those who needed to be restored to health, He cured.
(WEY NAS)

Luke 11:44
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
(KJV WEY WBS NAS)

Luke 12:46
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
(KJV WBS NIV)

John 4:1
Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--
(WEY)

Acts 5:2
and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
(WEB)

Acts 7:25
He supposed his brethren to be aware that by him God was sending them deliverance; this, however, they did not understand.
(WEY)

Acts 14:6
they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS)

Acts 23:5
Paul said, "I didn't know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written,'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"
(See NAS)

1 Corinthians 4:4
For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
(See RSV)

1 Corinthians 8:4
As to eating things which have been sacrificed to idols, we are fully aware that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but One.
(WEY)

Galatians 4:21
Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don't you listen to the law?
(See NIV)

2 Timothy 1:15
Of this you are aware, that all the Christians in Roman Asia have deserted me: and among them Phygelus and Hermogenes.
(WEY NAS RSV)

2 Timothy 4:15
Of whom be thou aware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
(WBS)

Hebrews 10:34
For you not only showed sympathy with those who were imprisoned, but you even submitted with joy when your property was taken from you, being well aware that you have in your own selves a more valuable possession and one which will remain.
(WEY)

Genesis 19:33
And that night they made their father take much wine; and the older daughter went into his bed; and he had no knowledge of when she went in or when she went away.
(See NIV)

Genesis 19:35
And that night again they made their father take much wine; and the younger daughter went into his bed; and he had no knowledge of when she went in or when she went away.
(See NIV)

Genesis 28:16
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said: 'Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.'
(See NIV)

Exodus 3:7
Yahweh said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
(See NAS)

Exodus 34:29
It happened, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mountain, that Moses didn't know that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.
(See NIV)

Numbers 15:24
then it shall be, if it be done unwittingly, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bull for a burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, with the meal offering of it, and the drink offering of it, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 14:3
and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didn't know that Jonathan was gone.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 20:39
But the boy didn't know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 23:15
David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
(See NAS)

2 Samuel 24:13
And Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come to thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine adversaries while they pursue thee? or shall there be three days' pestilence in thy land? Now be aware and consider what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
(DBY)

1 Kings 8:38
whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 6:29
whatever prayer and supplication be made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall know every man his own plague and his own sorrow, and shall spread forth his hands toward this house:
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 4:15
It happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone to his work.
(See NIV)

Song of Songs 6:12
Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Isaiah 43:19
See, I am doing a new thing; now it is starting; will you not take note of it? I will even make a way in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 40:14
and said to him, Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn't believe them.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 44:15
Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 50:24
I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren't aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have striven against Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Subtopics

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