12 Bible Verses about Short Time For Action

The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world.

So they asked one another repeatedly, "What can that 'little while' mean which He speaks of? We do not understand His words."

For John indeed baptized with water, but before many days have passed you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

for the Lord will hold a reckoning upon the earth, making it efficacious and brief."

For if I gave you pain by that letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it then. I see that that letter, even though for a time it gave you pain, had a salutary effect.

But not for an hour did we give way and submit to them; in order that the Good News might continue with you in its integrity.

"For this reason calamities shall come thick upon her on a single day--death and sorrow and famine--and she shall be burned to the ground. For strong is the Lord God who has judged her.

while they stand afar off because of their terror at her heavy punishment, and say, 'Alas, alas, thou great city, O Babylon, the mighty city! For in one short hour thy doom has come!'

because in one short hour all this great wealth has been laid waste!' And every shipmaster and every passenger by sea and the crews and all who ply their trade on the sea,

And they threw dust upon their heads, and cried out, weeping aloud and sorrowing. 'Alas, alas,' they said, 'for this great city, in which, through her vast wealth, the owners of all the ships on the sea have grown rich; because in one short hour she has been laid waste!'

It is true that they disciplined us for a few years according as they thought fit; but He does it for our certain good, in order that we may become sharers in His own holy character.

And they are seven kings: five of them have fallen, and the one is still reigning. The seventh has not yet come, but when he comes he must continue for a short time.