'Time' in the Bible

And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

All this time you have been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you. Actually, it is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ; and all for your upbuilding, beloved.

This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

to reveal his Son to me so that I might proclaim him among the gentiles, I did not confer with another human being at any time,

Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him;

Then after a period of fourteen years I again went up to Jerusalem, [this time] with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.

Before certain men came from James, he used to eat [his meals] with the Gentiles; but when the men [from Jerusalem] arrived, he began to withdraw and separate himself [from the Gentile believers], because he was afraid of those from the circumcision.

Because the Scripture saw ahead of time that God would justify the gentiles by faith, it announced the gospel to Abraham beforehand when it said, "Through you all nations will be blessed."

And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant -- being lord of all,

But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods.

You know that it was because I was ill that I brought you the gospel the first time.

But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now also.

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.

From this time on let no man be a trouble to me; because my body is marked with the marks of Jesus.

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.

That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:

For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light --

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

I thank my God every time I remember you,

I thank my God, I say, for your cooperation in spreading the Good News, from the time it first came to you even until now.

I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].

I rejoiced greatly in the Lord, that now at last you have renewed your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned about me before, but you had no opportunity to show it.

for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs.

based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope through the word of truth, the gospel

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the message, to speak the mystery of the Messiah, for which I am in prison,

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

For you yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not a waste of time.

For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

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.

So we wanted to come to you—even I, Paul, time and again—but Satan hindered us.

In fact, when we were with you, we told you ahead of time that we were going to suffer persecution. And as you know, that is what happened.

But when I could stand it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I was afraid that the tempter had tempted you in some way, and that our work had been a waste of time.

Now, concerning those who from time to time pass away, we would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, lest you should mourn as others do who have no hope.

Then we who are alive, who remain, will be snatched away at the same time together with them in the clouds for a meeting with the Lord in the air, and thus we will be together with the Lord always.

who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live at the same time with him.

Brothers, at all times we are obligated to thank God for you. It is right to do this because your faith is growing all the time and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.

And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

But if they go on in faith and love and holy self-control, she will be kept safe at the time of childbirth.

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

At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going from house to house; they are not only idle, but are also gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn’t say.

God will bring this about in His own time. He isthe blessed and only Sovereign,the King of kings,and the Lord of lords,

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

He has saved us and called uswith a holy calling,not according to our works,but according to His own purpose and grace,which was given to us in Christ Jesusbefore time began.

May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for many a time he cheered me and he was not ashamed of my chain.

Bring all this to men's remembrances, solemnly charging them in the presence of God not to waste time in wrangling about mere words, a course which is altogether unprofitable and tends only to the ruin of the hearers.

And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

to proclaim the message. Be ready to do this whether or not the time is convenient. Refute, warn, and encourage with the utmost patience when you teach.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

From this time onward there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who love the thought of His Appearing.

in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

In His own time He has revealed His message in the proclamation that I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior:

training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time,

For there was a time when we also were deficient in understanding, obstinate, deluded, the slaves of various cravings and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.

After a first and second warning reject a divisive man [who promotes heresy and causes dissension—ban him from your fellowship and have nothing more to do with him],

When I send Artemas or [perhaps] Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,

and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

has in these last days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person of One who is by His character and nature] His Son [namely Jesus], whom He appointed heir and lawful owner of all things, through whom also He created the universe [that is, the universe as a space-time-matter continuum].

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

But speaking of the time when He once more brings His Firstborn into the world, He says, "And let all God's angels worship Him."

But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to His will.

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.

do not harden your hearts as they did when they provoked me during the time of testing in the wilderness.

seeing that the warning still comes to us, "To-day, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as your forefathers did in the time of the provocation."

For those of us who have belief come into his rest; even as he has said, As I said in my oath when I was angry, They may not come into my rest: though the works were done from the time of the making of the world.

Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

For it is impossible to keep on restoring to repentance time and again people who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have become partners with the Holy Spirit,

With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time,

And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him.

And so, when he had been waiting calmly for a long time, God's word to him was put into effect.

Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.

Now at the present time, men over whom death has power take the tenth; but then it was taken by one of whom it is witnessed that he is living.

Therefore He is able also to save forever (completely, perfectly, for eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede and intervene on their behalf [with God].

But, as a matter of fact, the ministry which Christ has obtained is all the nobler a ministry, in that He is at the same time the negotiator of a sublimer covenant, based upon sublimer promises.

It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors at the time when I took them by the hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt. Because they did not remain loyal to my covenant, I ignored them, declares the Lord.

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.