'Short' in the Bible

Yet he has no root in himself, but is short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.

Going forward a short distance He fell on His face and prayed. "My Father," He said, "if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou willest."

A short time afterwards the people standing there came and said to Peter, "Certainly you too are one of them, for your brogue shows it."

Stripping off His garments, they put on Him a general's short crimson cloak.

But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.

And he said to them, "You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time." For those [who were] coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.

and if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days.

Going forward a short distance He threw Himself upon His face and prayed repeatedly that, if it was possible, He might be spared that time of agony;

But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter, "You must be one of them, because you are also a Galilean."

And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit [that is, whoever intentionally discredits the Holy Spirit by attributing the authenticating miracles done by Me to Satan], it will not be forgiven him [for him there is no forgiveness].

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man.

And after a short time another seeing him said, And thou art of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not.

Now the wine ran short; whereupon the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."

Afterwards He went down to Capernaum--He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they made a short stay there.

He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

Then Jesus said, “I am only with you for a short time. Then I’m going to the One who sent Me.

Jesus replied to the crowd, "The light is among you only for a short time. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The person who walks in the darkness is in the darkness and does not know where he is going.

“A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me.”

Some of His disciples said to one another, “What does He mean when He tells us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I am going to My Father’?”

Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him, so He said to them, “Are you wondering among yourselves about what I meant when I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’?

But a certain man, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while,

So they set out, being accompanied for a short distance by some other members of the Church; and as they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told the whole story of the conversion of the Gentiles and inspired all the brethren with great joy.

For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose and plan of God.

But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.

Then Festus replied [that] Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and [he] himself was about to go [there] in a short time.

A short time after this, Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay a complimentary visit to Festus;

Agrippa replied to Paul, “In a short time you will persuade me to become a Christian.”

And Paul said, “I would wish to God, that whether in a short or long time, not only you, but also all who hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these chains.”

So they hove the lead and found twenty fathoms of water; and after a short time they hove again and found fifteen fathoms.

In short, though knowing full well the sentence which God pronounces against actions such as theirs, as things which deserve death, they not only practise them, but even encourage and applaud others who do them.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

For if their [present] rejection [of salvation] is for the reconciliation of the world [to God], what will their acceptance [of salvation] be but [nothing less than] life from the dead?

And in a short time the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you.

so that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.

Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so that you may give yourselves to prayer, and come together again; so that Satan may not get the better of you through your loss of self-control.

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

But meat does not commend us to God; neither if we should not eat do we come short; nor if we should eat have we an advantage.

To the weak I became [as the] weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means [in any and every way] save some [by leading them to faith in Jesus Christ].

but a woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her Head, for it is exactly the same as if she had her hair cut short.

But when we [fall short and] are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined [by undergoing His correction] so that we will not be condemned [to eternal punishment] along with the world.

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

For even if I made you sad by my letter, I do not regret having written it (even though I did regret it, for I see that my letter made you sad, though only for a short time).

According as it is written, He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little was nothing short.

And when I was with you and ran short [financially], I did not burden any of you; for what I needed was fully supplied by the brothers (Silas and Timothy) who came from Macedonia (the church at Philippi). So I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

Now I have become foolish; you have forced me [by questioning my apostleship]. Actually I should have been commended by you [instead of being treated disdainfully], for I was not inferior to those super-apostles, even if I am nobody.

How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

I am writing these [things] to you, hoping to come to you in a short time.

You made him lower than the angelsfor a short time;You crowned him with glory and honor

But we do see Jesus—made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God’s grace He might taste death for everyone—crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering in death.

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

For there is still but a short time and then "The coming One will come and will not delay.

and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the short-lived pleasure of sin.

And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.

Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.

I urge you, brothers, to listen patiently to my encouraging message, for I have written you a short letter.

Our brother Timothy has been let out of prison; and if he comes here in a short time, he and I will come to you together.

For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.

You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trials

If you address as Father, the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in [reverent] fear [of Him] and with profound respect for Him throughout the time of your stay on earth.

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, [after you] have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, [and] establish [you].

Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written this short letter to encourage you and to testify that this is to be the true grace of God in which you are to stand firm!

For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his slaves [the things] which must take place in a short time, and communicated [it] [by] sending [it] through his angel to his slave John,

And to each one of them a white robe was given, and it was said to them that they should rest yet a short time, until [the number of] their fellow slaves and their brothers who were about to be killed as they [had been] were completed also.

Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

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!'

He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it so that he would no longer deceive the nations until the 1,000 years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.

And he said to me, "These words [are] faithful and true, and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his slaves [the things] which must take place in a short time."