29 Bible Verses about God Not Delaying
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The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.
But I am poor and in need; come to me quickly, O God; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O Lord.
Though I am poor and in need, the Lord has me in mind; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O my God.
O Lord, give ear; O Lord, have forgiveness; O Lord, take note and do; let there be no more waiting; for the honour of your name, O my God, because your town and your people are named by your name.
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
And this dream came to Pharaoh twice, because this thing is certain, and God will quickly make it come about.
For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.
Rewarding his haters to their face with destruction; he will have no mercy on his hater, but will give him open punishment.
For I am the Lord; I will say the word and what I say I will do; it will not be put off: for in your days, O uncontrolled people, I will say the word and do it, says the Lord.
Say to them then, This is what the Lord has said: Not one of my words will be put off any longer, but what I say I will do, says the Lord.
My righteousness is near, it is not far off; salvation will come quickly; and I will make Zion free, and give Israel my glory.
Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.
And the God of peace will be crushing Satan under your feet before long. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
And took his oath by him who is living for ever and ever, who made the heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there would be no more waiting:
The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;
And he said to me, These words are certain and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to make clear to his servants the things which are now to come about.
See, then, that you have a change of heart; or I will come to you quickly, and will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
See, I come quickly. A blessing on him who keeps the words of this book of the prophet.
See, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man the outcome of his works.
He who gives witness to these things says, Truly, I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.
Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.
Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.
The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and coming very quickly; the bitter day of the Lord is near, coming on more quickly than a man of war.
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- Delaying (10 instances)