What Does “Keep watch” Mean in the Bible?
To stay awake, alert and on guard. Jesus asked his disciples to watch and pray.
Where it appears in the Bible
Matthew 26:41; Mark 13:33
What the Bible says
Matthew 26:41
Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.
Mark 13:33
Take ye heed, watch and pray. For ye know not when the time is.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “watch”