I mean, brethren, the appointed time has grown very short; so that from now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,

and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any more, until the thousand years were ended. After these things he must be released for a short time.

Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest remains, let us fear lest any one of you be judged to have come short of it.

For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness spring up and cause trouble, and by it many become defiled;

Rejoice then, O heavens and you that dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!"

And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time you think to persuade me to become a Christian!"

And Paul said, "Whether in a short or a long time, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I amexcept for these chains."

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

But since we were taken away from you, brethren, for a short time, in person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you face to face.

For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.