'Time' in the Bible

But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

for many a time he had been left securely bound in fetters and chains, but afterwards the chains lay torn link from link, and the fetters in fragments, and there was no one strong enough to master him.

And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

Now an opportune time came on his birthday, when Herod gave a banquet for his nobles, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee.

He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

At that time, after a large crowd again had gathered together with nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples and told them,

Then for the second time He put His hands on the man's eyes, and the man, looking steadily, recovered his sight and saw everything distinctly.

And now for the first time He told them, "The Son of Man must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise to life."

And he questioned his father, 'How long time is it since this came to him?' and he said, 'From childhood,

because He was teaching His disciples [and preparing them for the future]. He told them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed and handed over to men [who are His enemies], and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise [from the dead] three days later.”

But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

At the right time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them a share of the produce from the vineyard.

Perceiving that the Scribe had answered wisely Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one from that time forward ventured to put any question to Him.

When they take you away and hand you over for trial, don't worry ahead of time about what you will say. Instead, say whatever is given to you at that time, because it won't be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!

And pray that it may not be in winter time;

For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here is the Messiah!', or, "Look! There he is!' don't believe it,

Be careful! I have told you everything ahead of time.

But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [the people living when these signs and events begin] will not pass away until all these things take place.

"But as to that day or the exact time no one knows--not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

And he said to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: be here a little time, and keep watch.

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;

And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

But He remained silent, and gave no reply. A second time the High Priest questioned Him. "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" he said.

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 the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.

Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."

And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.

And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.

There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

Now listen! You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

When his time of service was over, he went to his home.

After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. She said,

"This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people."

Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,

“For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.

Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

As He has spoken from all time by the lips of His holy Prophets--

And the child grew and became strong in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear publicly to Israel.

Just at this time an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for the registration of the whole Empire.

While they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

When the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and,

in the time of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

where he was being tempted by the Devil for 40 days. During that time he ate nothing at all, and when they were over he became hungry.

And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

After the Devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Him for a time.

I'm telling you the truth there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when it didn't rain for three years and six months and there was a severe famine everywhere in the land.

And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

And for some time He preached in the synagogues in Galilee.

And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and at that time they will fast."

One time Jesus was walking through some grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for your reward in heaven is great [absolutely inexhaustible]; for their fathers used to treat the prophets in the same way.

So Jesus went with them. Now by this time he was not far away from the house, [and] the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof.

And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.

At that time Jesus healed many people of diseases, plagues, and evil spirits, and He granted sight to many blind people.

Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

Some time afterward he went on through towns and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

That which fell among the thorns means those who have heard, but as they go on their way, the Message is stifled by the anxieties, wealth and gaieties of time, and they yield nothing in perfection.

And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

For already He had been commanding the foul spirit to come out of the man. For many a time it had seized and held him, and they had repeatedly put him in chains and fetters and kept guard over him, but he used to break the chains to pieces, and, impelled by the demon, to escape into the Desert.

Now a man named Jairus, a synagogue official, came [to Him]; and he fell at Jesus’ feet and began begging Him to come to his house;

After the voice had spoken, Jesus was alone. The disciples kept silent and at that time told no one about what they had seen.

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

because at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you are to say."

And which of you by worrying can add one hour to his life’s span?

But be sure of this: if the homeowner had known at what time the thief were coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.

So be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at a time when you don't expect him."

The Lord said: “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?

But if that servant says to himself, "My master is taking a long time to come back,' and begins to beat the other servants and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

At that time, some people came and reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, 'For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue to deplete the soil?'

from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are,