'Waiting' in the Bible

Beauty is stripped,she is carried away;her ladies-in-waiting moanlike the sound of doves,and beat their breasts.

For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.

“Therefore [you of the godly remnant of Judah, patiently] wait for Me,” declares the Lord,“[Wait] for the day when I rise up as a witness [against the nations].For it is My decision and My right to gather the nations,To assemble kingdoms,To pour out on them My indignation,All [the heat of] My burning anger;For [in that day] all the earth shall be consumedBy the fire of My zeal.

For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

He touched her hand and the fever left her; and she got up and served Him.

To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.

When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd [waiting], and He was moved with compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd [lacking guidance]; and He began to teach them many things.

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the Council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Just then she came forward and began to thank God and to speak about Jesus to everyone who was waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were debating in their minds whether John might be the Messiah.

Standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she got up and began serving them [as her guests].

Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

Martha meanwhile was busy and distracted in waiting at table, and she came and said, "Master, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do all the waiting? Tell her to assist me."

You must be like people waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.

For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.

he had not voted for their plan and action from the Jewish town of Arimathea; and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

All these with one mind and one purpose were continually devoting themselves to prayer, [waiting together] along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,

and on the morrow they did enter into Caesarea; and Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kindred and near friends,

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was troubled within him when he saw that the city was full of idols.

And Paul, after waiting some days, went away from the brothers and went by ship to Syria, Priscilla and Aquila being with him; and he had had his hair cut off in Cenchrea, for he had taken an oath.

These men went on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

except that in town after town the Holy Spirit testifies to me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.

And while we were waiting there for some days, a certain prophet, named Agabus, came down from Judaea.

So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.'

So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.

Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”

Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.

For the effecting of which our twelve tribes have been working and waiting night and day with all their hearts. And in connection with this hope I am attacked by the Jews, O king!

When it was about daylight, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, having eaten nothing.

They were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

And going into the harbour at Syracuse, we were waiting there for three days.

Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope:

For the strong desire of every living thing is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.

Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

Now may the God who gives comfort and strength in waiting make you of the same mind with one another in harmony with Christ Jesus:

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Every one of you already has all that heart can desire; already you have grown rich; without waiting for us, you have ascended your thrones! Yes indeed, would to God that you had ascended your thrones, that we also might reign with you!

But I say this for your own profit; not that I may set a snare before you, but for what is seemly, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.

Have ye not known that those working about the things of the temple -- of the temple do eat, and those waiting at the altar -- with the altar are partakers?

for when you eat, each one hurries to get his own supper first [not waiting for others or the poor]. So one goes hungry while another gets drunk.

So then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.

Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

Therefore let no one slight him, but all of you should help him forward in peace to join me; for I am waiting for him and others of the brethren.

In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

But before faith came, we were kept in prison under the law, waiting for the revelation of the faith which was to come.

For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

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.

For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:

because of the [confident] hope [of experiencing that] which is reserved and waiting for you in heaven. You previously heard of this hope in the message of truth, the gospel [regarding salvation]

Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.

At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;

The victor's crown of righteousness is now waiting for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on the day that he comes, and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for his appearing.

waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

For we who believe [that is, we who personally trust and confidently rely on God] enter that rest [so we have His inner peace now because we are confident in our salvation, and assured of His power], just as He has said,“As I swore [an oath] in My wrath,They shall not enter My rest,”[this He said] although His works were completed from the foundation of the world [waiting for all who would believe].

so that you will not be [spiritually] sluggish, but [will instead be] imitators of those who through faith [lean on God with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in His power] and by patient endurance [even when suffering] are [now] inheriting the promises.

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

so also the Messiah, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him.

He is now waiting until His enemies are made His footstool.

For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

because he was waiting for the city with permanent foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.

Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.

And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water.

But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.

The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.

waiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt;

But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.

wherefore, beloved, these things waiting for, be diligent, spotless and unblameable, by Him to be found in peace,

And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;

yourselves in the love of God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ -- to life age-during;

I have knowledge of your doings, and of your hard work and long waiting, and that you will not put up with evil men, and have put to the test those who say they are Apostles and are not, and have seen that they are false;

And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.

See, I am waiting at the door and giving the sign; if my voice comes to any man's ears and he makes the door open, I will come in to him, and will take food with him and he with me.

and swore [an oath] by [the name of] Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there will be delay no longer,