23 Bible Verses about A Short Time

and yet you know not what will take place to-morrow. For what is your life? Is it not, indeed, a vapor, that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away?

Therefore, rejoice you heavens, and you that dwell in them. Alas for the land and for the sea! for the devil has come down to you with great anger, because he knows that he has but a short time.

And the devil took him up into a high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, in a moment of time.

Therefore they said: "What is this that he says, The little while? We know not what he says.

for John indeed immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit, not many days hence.

for his word he fulfills, and he decrees in righteousness; for his word that is decreed, will the Lord execute upon the land.

For although I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that the same letter gave you sorrow, though but for a short time.

to whom we yielded in submission, not even for an hour, in order that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

standing far off for fear of her torment, saying: Alas, alas, that great city of Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour has your judgment come.

And they threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning and saying: Alas, alas, that great city, by which all that had ships in the sea became rich by means of costly merchandise! for in one hour she is made desolate.

For they, indeed, for a few days, chastened us as they thought it good; but he chastens us for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

And there are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain but a little while.

And unless those days should be made few, no flesh could be saved. But on account of the elect those days shall be made few.

And unless the Lord had made those days few, no flesh could be saved: but for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has made those days few.

Now, this I say, brethren, the time is fraught with trials. It remains that those who have wives be as though they had them not;

and threw him into the abyss, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be completed: and after this he must be loosed for a little while.

For yet a very, very little while, and He that comes will come, and will not delay.

A little while, and you will not see me; and again, a little while, and you will see me, be cause I go to the Father.

Then Jesus knew that they wished to ask him; and he said to them: Are you inquiring of one another about this, because I said, A little while and you will not see me; and again, a little while, and you will see me?

in which you rejoice, though now for a little while, since it is needful, you are in sorrow under various temptations;

But may the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, confirm you.

For our present light affliction works out for us an eternal fullness of glory, excelling all excellence, ls while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen: for the things seen are temporal; but the things not seen are eternal.

And not many days after, the younger son, taking with him all that was his, left home for a distant country, and there wasted his property in riotous living.