71 Bible Verses about Waiting
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And she said, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall. For the man will not rest until he has finished the thing today.
And Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east of the city. And he made himself a booth there and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would happen in the city.
But they expected him to be about to become inflamed, or to fall down dead suddenly, But over much time expecting and seeing nothing amiss happening to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
And he waited yet another seven days. And again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. And the dove came in to him in the evening. And, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters had gone down from off the earth. And he waited yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove. And she did not return again to him any more.
And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying thirty-three days. She shall touch no holy thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are fulfilled. But if she bears a female, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her menstruation. And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying sixty-six days.
And after he is cleansed, they shall count seven days for him.
And they met Moses and Aaron standing in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh.
You go to Pharaoh in the morning. Lo, he goes out to the water. And you shall stand by the river's brink until he comes. And you shall take in your hand the rod which was turned to a snake.
And David had passed on a little from the top. And, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
And the prophet went and waited for the king by the wayside, and disguised himself with ashes on his face.
So that, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
And he said to the elders, You stay here for us until we come again to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. If any man has any matters to do, let him come to them.
But awaiting them in Athens, Paul's spirit was pained within him, seeing the city full of idols.
Going before, these waited for us at Troas. And after the days of Unleavened Bread, we sailed away from Philippi and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.
For in eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry, and another drunken.
They listened to me, and waited, and kept silent at my counsel. After my words they did not go on; and my speech dropped on them. And they waited for me like the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
And you shall go down before me to Gilgal. And, behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. You shall stay seven days until I come to you and make known to you what you shall do.
And on the third day you shall quickly come down and shall come there to the place where you were hidden in the day of the deed. And you shall remain near the stone Ezel.
Behold, I will wait in the plain of the wilderness until there comes word from you to tell me.
And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, lest perhaps he was the Christ,
And Moses said to them, You wait, and I will hear what Jehovah will command about you.
I will stand on my watch and set myself on the tower, and will watch to see what He will say to me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
For the vision is still for an appointed time, but it speaks to the end, and it does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it; because it will surely come. It will not tarry.
And behold, I send the promise of My father on you. But you sit in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.
And having met with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which you heard from Me. For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
These all died by way of faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off. And they were persuaded of them and embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.
Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counsellor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
this one was not assenting to their counsel and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews; and he also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
I heard and my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself that I might rest in the day of trouble; to come up against the people; he cuts him off.
How many are the days of Your servant? When will You carry out judgment on my persecutors?
My righteousness is near; My salvation has gone out, and My arms shall judge peoples; the coastlands shall wait on Me, and on My arm they shall trust.
Therefore wait for Me, says Jehovah, for the day I rise up to the prey; for My judgment is to gather the nations, for Me to collect the kingdoms, to pour on them My fury, all My hot anger. For all the earth shall be burned up with the fire of My jealousy.
And white robes were given to each one of them. And it was said to them that they should rest yet for a little time, until both their fellow servants and their brothers (those about to be killed as they were) should have their number made complete.
Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and the latter rain. You also be patient, establish your hearts, for the coming of your Lord draws near.
And you yourselves be like men who wait for their lord, whenever he shall return from the wedding, so that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
so that you come behind in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
and to wait for His Son from Heaven (whom He raised from the dead), Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come.
so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many. And to those who look for Him He shall appear the second time without sin to salvation.
For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creation was not willingly subjected to vanity, but because of Him who subjected it on hope that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth. And the things before will not be remembered, nor come to mind.
But if the Spirit of the One who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the One who raised up Christ from the dead shall also make your mortal bodies alive by His Spirit who dwells in you.
So also the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
But according to His promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be. But we know that when He shall be revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. And the sea no longer is.
And Joshua sent them out. And they went to lie in ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai. But Joshua stayed that night among the people.
And now come up by night, you and the people with you, and lie in wait in the field. And it shall be in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, it shall be that you shall rise early and set upon the city. And behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may do to them as you desire.
If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, we will watch secretly for the innocent without cause; let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those who go down into the pit; we shall find all precious goods; we shall fill our houses with plunder;
But if a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and strikes his life from him, so that he dies, and flees to one of these cities,
He sits in the hiding-places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the poor.
For a harlot is a deep ditch, and a strange woman is a narrow pit. She also lies in wait as for prey, and increases the treacherous among men.
Wicked one, do not lie in ambush at the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place;
For among My people are found wicked ones; they lie in wait, as one who sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
The Gazites were told, saying, Samson has come here. And they surrounded him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Until the light of the morning, then we shall kill him.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
For my enemies speak against me; and those who watch for my soul plot together, saying, God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me; but I will think on Your testimonies.
For I heard the slanders of many, Terror is all around! Expose! Yea, let us expose him! Every man of my peace is watching for my fall, saying, Perhaps he will be lured away, and we shall prevail over him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
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Waiting » Those that wait on the lord
And so Jehovah waits to be gracious to you. And therefore He is exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For Jehovah is a God of judgment; blessed are all those who wait for Him.
And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nurses. They shall bow to you, faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Jehovah; by whom they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning. And you yourselves be like men who wait for their lord, whenever he shall return from the wedding, so that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Truly I say to you that he shall gird himself and make them recline; and coming up he will serve them. read more.
And if he comes in the second watch, or comes in the third watch, and find it so, blessed are those servants. And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through. Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man comes at an hour when you think not.
For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on Jehovah, they shall inherit the earth.
Even the young shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall; but those who wait on Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Waiting » The reward for waiting on the lord
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and He bowed down to me, and heard my cry.
Hope in Jehovah; be of good courage, and He shall make your heart strong; yea, hope in Jehovah.
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from all faces. And He shall take away from all the earth the rebuke of His people. For Jehovah has spoken. And one shall say in that day, Lo, this is our God. We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is Jehovah; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
Wait on Jehovah, and keep His way, and He shall lift you up to inherit the earth; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Waiting » Who waits for the lord
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creation was not willingly subjected to vanity, but because of Him who subjected it on hope read more.
that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. And we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and do not again be held with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I, Paul, say to you that if you are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do all the Law, read more.
you who are justified by Law are deprived of all effect from Christ; you fell from grace. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness out of faith. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any strength, but faith working through love.
Waiting » Illustrated
Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and the latter rain.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters; as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait on Jehovah our God, until He shall have mercy on us.
And you yourselves be like men who wait for their lord, whenever he shall return from the wedding, so that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
Waiting » Upon God » As the giver of all temporal blessings
The eyes of all wait on You; and You give them their food in due season. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
These all wait on You, that You may give them their food in due season. You give to them, they gather; You open Your hand; they are filled with good.
Waiting » Exhortations and encouragements to
Hope in Jehovah; be of good courage, and He shall make your heart strong; yea, hope in Jehovah.
Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of him who practices wickedness.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Are blessed
And so Jehovah waits to be gracious to you. And therefore He is exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For Jehovah is a God of judgment; blessed are all those who wait for Him.
Blessed is he who waits and comes to the thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.
Waiting » Especially in adversity
And I will wait on Jehovah, who hides His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for Him.
To the Chief Musician. Do not destroy. A secret treasure of David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those who rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of evil and save me from bloody men. For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah. read more.
Without my fault they run and prepare themselves; awaken to help me, and look on me. And You, O Jehovah, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the nations; do not be merciful to any plotting evil. Selah. They return at evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go around the city. Behold, they bellow out with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say, Who hears? But You, O Jehovah, shall laugh at them; You will mock at all the nations. O my Strength, let me look to You, for God is my strong tower.
Waiting » For salvation
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Only to God is my soul in silence; from Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will not be ashamed
And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nurses. They shall bow to you, faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Jehovah; by whom they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.
Yea, let none who wait on You be ashamed; let them be ashamed who sin without cause.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will be saved
And one shall say in that day, Lo, this is our God. We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is Jehovah; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
Waiting » Saints plead, in prayer
O Jehovah, be gracious to us; we have waited for You; be their arm in the mornings; our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Let purity and uprightness keep me; for I wait on You.
Waiting » For the coming of Christ
and to wait for His Son from Heaven (whom He raised from the dead), Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come.
so that you come behind in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Waiting » For protection
O my Strength, let me look to You, for God is my strong tower. The God of my mercy shall go before me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.
Waiting » Predicted of the gentiles
He shall not fail nor be discouraged until He has set judgment in the earth; and the coasts shall wait for His Law.
Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, to the name of Jehovah your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you.
Waiting » Saints resolve on
I will praise You forever, because You have done it; and I will wait on Your name; for it is good before Your saints.
Waiting » With patience
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and He bowed down to me, and heard my cry.
Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of him who practices wickedness.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will renew their strength
but those who wait on Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Waiting » Upon God » As the God of providence
Are there any among the vanities of the nations who make rain fall? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You, O Jehovah our God? Then we will wait on You; for You do all these things.
Waiting » Should be with the soul
My soul, be silent only to God; for my hope is from Him.
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Only to God is my soul in silence; from Him comes my salvation.
Waiting » For pardon
And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the fool.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will receive the glorious things prepared by God for them
And from forever they have not heard, nor did they listen. Eye has not seen a God except You, who works for him who waits for Him.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will rejoice in salvation
And one shall say in that day, Lo, this is our God. We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is Jehovah; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
Waiting » Exemplified » Isaiah
And I will wait on Jehovah, who hides His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for Him.
Waiting » Exemplified » Joseph
Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counsellor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Waiting » Exemplified » jacob
Waiting » In the way of his judgments
Yea, in the way of Your judgments, O Jehovah, we awaited You; for Your name and for Your memory is the desire of our soul.
Waiting » With hope in his word
Waiting » With earnest desire
My soul waits for Jehovah more than morning-watchers who are watching for the morning.
Waiting » For mercy
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters; as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait on Jehovah our God, until He shall have mercy on us.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will inherit the earth
For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on Jehovah, they shall inherit the earth.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Experience his goodness
Waiting » Those who engage in » Wait upon him only
My soul, be silent only to God; for my hope is from Him.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Are heard
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and He bowed down to me, and heard my cry.
Waiting » Exemplified » Micah
Therefore I will look to Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me!
Waiting » Exemplified » David
Waiting » Upon God » As the God of salvation
Lead me in Your truth, and teach me; for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day long.
Waiting » The patience of saints often tested in
Waiting » For the fulfillment of his word
For the vision is still for an appointed time, but it speaks to the end, and it does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it; because it will surely come. It will not tarry.
Waiting » For the consolation of israel
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.
Waiting » For guidance and teaching
Lead me in Your truth, and teach me; for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day long.
Waiting » Continually
Waiting » Saints have expectation from
My soul, be silent only to God; for my hope is from Him.
Waiting » With full confidence
Therefore I will look to Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me!
Waiting » With resignation
Waiting » God calls us to
Therefore wait for Me, says Jehovah, for the day I rise up to the prey; for My judgment is to gather the nations, for Me to collect the kingdoms, to pour on them My fury, all My hot anger. For all the earth shall be burned up with the fire of My jealousy.
Waiting » All day
Lead me in Your truth, and teach me; for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day long.
Waiting » Is good
I will praise You forever, because You have done it; and I will wait on Your name; for it is good before Your saints.
Waiting » For the hope of righteousness by faith
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness out of faith.
Waiting » For the fulfillment of his promises
And having met with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which you heard from Me.
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Attitudes While Waiting For Second Coming
Luke 12:36And you yourselves be like men who wait for their lord, whenever he shall return from the wedding, so that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
God Waiting
Isaiah 30:18And so Jehovah waits to be gracious to you. And therefore He is exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For Jehovah is a God of judgment; blessed are all those who wait for Him.
People Waiting
Genesis 8:10And he waited yet another seven days. And again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
Waiting At Gates
Acts 9:24But their plot was known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night in order to kill him.
Waiting For The Second Coming
Philippians 3:20For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which also we are looking for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Waiting On God
Hosea 12:6Therefore turn to your God; keep mercy and judgment, and wait on your God forever.
Waiting On The Lord
Psalm 27:14Hope in Jehovah; be of good courage, and He shall make your heart strong; yea, hope in Jehovah.
Waiting Till Marriage
Deuteronomy 24:5When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any duty. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife whom he has taken.
