And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.

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.

For the Lord will give effect to his word on the earth, putting an end to it and cutting it short.

But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.

Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so that you may give yourselves to prayer, and come together again; so that Satan may not get the better of you through your loss of self-control.

But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;

How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter,

But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin;

For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.

Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

Our brother Timothy has been let out of prison; and if he comes here in a short time, he and I will come to you together.

For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.

I have sent you this short letter by Silvanus, a true brother, in my opinion; comforting you and witnessing that this is the true grace of God; keep to it.

For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face. May you have peace. Your friends here send you their love. Give my love to our friends by name.

Be glad then, O heavens, and you who are in them. But there is trouble for the earth and the sea: because the Evil One has come down to you, being very angry, having the knowledge that he has but a short time.

And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,

But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.

But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.

And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

For if a woman is not veiled, let her hair be cut off; but if it is a shame to a woman to have her hair cut off, let her be veiled.

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

And another angel came out from the house of God, crying with a loud voice to him who was seated on the cloud, Put in your blade, and let the grain be cut: because the hour for cutting it is come; for the grain of the earth is over-ready.

But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;

But every woman who does so with her head unveiled, puts shame on her head: for it is the same as if her hair was cut off.

And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

My desire is that they who give you trouble might even be cut off themselves.

That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.

And you, who in the past were cut off and at war with God in your minds through evil works, he has now made one

And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire.

And if your foot is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off: it is better for you to go into life with one foot than to have two feet and go into hell.

They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked,

And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

And he who was seated on the cloud sent in his blade on the earth; and the grain of the earth was cut.

And another angel came out from the altar, who has power over fire; and he gave a loud cry to him who had the sharp curved blade, saying, Put in your sharp blade, and let the grapes of the vine of the earth be cut; for her grapes are fully ready.

And the angel sent his blade into the earth, and the vine of the earth was cut, and he put it into the great wine-crusher of the wrath of God.

And the great town was cut into three parts, and the towns of the nations came to destruction: and Babylon the great came into mind before God, to be given the cup of the wine of his wrath.

And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.

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;

And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down; why is it taking up space?

And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.