Yet he has no root in himself, but is short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.

and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the short-lived pleasure of sin.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

But as for us, brothers, after we were forced to leave you for a short time (in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.

You made him lower than the angels
for 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.

Therefore rejoice, you heavens,
and you who dwell in them!
Woe to the earth and the sea,
for the Devil has come down to you
with great fury,
because he knows he has a short time.

He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it so that he would no longer deceive the nations until the 1,000 years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.

For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.

Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.

You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trials

And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

Then Jesus said, “I am only with you for a short time. Then I’m going to the One who sent Me.

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man.

He deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that he is permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image of the beast who had the sword wound and yet lived.

and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’

He lived in the tombs. No one was able to restrain him anymore—even with chains—

Fear came on all those who lived around them, and all these things were being talked about throughout the hill country of Judea.

There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,