23 Bible Verses about A Short Time

though ye know nothing of what shall be to-morrow. For what is your life? It is but a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and then vanishes away.

Therefore be exceeding glad ye heavens, and ye who dwell in them. Wo to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.

And the devil taking him up into an exceeding high mountain, displayed before him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time:

They said therefore, What is this which he saith, This little while? we know not what he means.

For John indeed baptised with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost not many days after the present.

for he will finish the account, and cut it short in righteousness: because a concise account will the Lord make on the earth."

For if I grieved you by a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that this letter made you sorry, though but for a season.

to whom not even for an hour have we yielded subjection, that the truth of the gospel might abide with you.

standing afar off through terror of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that strong city! how in one hour is thy judgment come upon thee!

And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, by which all who occupied ships on the sea were enriched from her opulence! how in one hour is she made desolate!

For they indeed for a few days as seemed proper to themselves corrected us; but he for our own advantage, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

And these are seven kings: five have fallen, and the one exists, the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must abide but a little while.

And except those days were shortened, there would be no flesh saved: but for the elect's sake these days shall be shortened.

And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been preserved: but for the sake of those elect, whom he hath elected, he hath shortened the days.

Now this I say, brethren, that the time is short. The conclusion is, that even they who have wives, should be as though they had not;

and cast him into the abyss, and shut him up, and put a seal upon it, that he might deceive the nations no more until the thousand years are completed: and after that he must be loosed a short time.

For yet a little, very little while, and he that is coming will come, and will not delay.

A little while longer, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I am going to the Father.

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Are ye questioning among yourselves concerning this declaration, which I spake, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me?

Wherein ye exult, though yet for a little space, (if it must be so,) ye are in sorrow through various trials:

But the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered a little while, himself perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

For our momentary light affliction worketh for us a transcendently far more exceeding eternal weight of glory;

And not many days after, the younger son, collecting his all, travelled into a far distant country, and there dissipated his substance in a life of debauchery.