'Time' in the Bible

And the Word came in the flesh, and lived for a time in our midst, so that we saw His glory--the glory as of the Father's only Son, sent from His presence. He was full of grace and truth.

"Leave the matter in my hands," He replied; "the time for me to act has not yet come."

"How is it possible," Nicodemus asked, "for a man to be born when he is old? Can he a second time enter his mother's womb and be born?"

"Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.

Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.

Jesus saw him lying there, and knowing that he had been a long time in that condition, He asked him, "Do you wish to have health and strength?"

"In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.

Wonder not at this. For a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice and will come forth--

He was the lamp that burned and shone, and for a time you were willing to be gladdened by his light.

There they got on board a boat, and pushed off to cross the Lake to Capernaum. By this time it had become dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

"My time," replied Jesus, "has not yet come, but for you any time is suitable.

As for you, go up to the Festival. I do not now go up to this Festival, because my time is not yet fully come."

On hearing this they wanted to arrest Him; yet not a hand was laid on Him, because His time had not yet come.

So Jesus said, "Still for a short time I am with you, and then I go my way to Him who sent me.

"No one, Sir," she replied. "And *I* do not condemn you either," said Jesus; "go, and from this time do not sin any more."

These sayings He uttered in the Treasury, while teaching in the Temple; yet no one arrested Him, because His time had not yet come.

"We are descendants of Abraham," they answered, "and have never at any time been in slavery to any one. What do those words of yours mean, 'You shall become free'?"

A second time therefore they called the man who had been blind, and said, "Give God the praise: we know that that man is a sinner."

"Take away the stone," said Jesus. Martha, the sister of the dead man, exclaimed, "Master, by this time there is a foul smell; for it is three days since he died."

But Jesus interposed. "Do not blame her," He said, "allow her to have kept it for the time of my preparation for burial.

The meaning of this His disciples did not understand at the time; but after Jesus was glorified they recollected that this was written about Him, and that they had done this to Him.

His answer was, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

Now just before the Feast of the Passover this incident took place. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father; and having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

While supper was proceeding, the Devil having by this time suggested to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, the thought of betraying Him, Jesus,

From this time forward I tell you things before they happen, in order that when they do happen you may believe that I am He.

Then, after Judas had received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. "Lose no time about it," said Jesus to him.

If you--all of you--knew me, you would fully know my Father also. From this time forward you know Him and have seen Him."

At that time you will know that I am in my Father, and that you are in me, and that I am in you.

You will be excluded from the synagogues; nay more, the time is coming when any one who has murdered one of you will suppose he is offering service to God.

But I have spoken these things to you in order that when the time for their accomplishment comes you may remember them, and may recollect that I told you. I did not, however, tell you all this at first, because I was still with you.

A woman, when she is in labour, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the babe, she no longer remembers the pain, because of her joy at a child being born into the world.

"All this I have spoken to you in veiled language. The time is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in veiled language, but will tell you about the Father in plain words.

At that time you will make your requests in my name; and I do not promise to ask the Father on your behalf,

"Remember that the time is coming, nay, has already come, for you all to be dispersed each to his own home and to leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

Now Judas also, who at that very time was betraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus had often resorted there with His disciples.

where they nailed Him to a cross, and two others at the same time, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that time the disciple received her into his own home.

A second time, therefore, He said to them, "Peace be to you! As the Father sent me, I also now send you."

Again a second time He asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Master," he said, "you know that you are dear to me." "Then be a shepherd to my sheep," He said.

A third time Jesus put the question: "Simon, son of John, am I dear to you?" It grieved Peter that Jesus asked him the third time, "Am I dear to you?" "Master," he replied, "you know everything, you can see that you are dear to me." "Then feed my much-loved sheep," said Jesus.