'Wait' in the Bible

Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!

While he was with them, he declared, "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.

so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.