23 Bible Verses about A Short Time

Who know not what shall be on the morrow; for what is your life? It is a vapour that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away:

Therefore rejoice ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them: Wo to the earth and the sea; for the devil is come down to you, having great wrath; because he knoweth he hath but a little time.

And the devil taking him up into an high mountain, shewed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment.

They said therefore, What is this little while that he speaketh of? We understand not what he saith.

For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.

For the Lord is finishing and cutting short his account in righteousness; for the Lord will make a short account upon the earth.

For I do not repent that I grieved you by the letter, though I did repent: (for I see that letter grieved you, though but for a season.)

To whom we did not yield by submission, no, not an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.)

Standing afar off for fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas! Thou great city Babylon, thou strong city! In one hour is thy judgment come.

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Alas, alas! The great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by reason of her costliness; for in one hour she is made desolate.

For they, verily, for a few days chastned us as they thought good: but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

And they are seven kings: five are fallen: one is, the other is not yet come; when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened.

And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days.

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that even they that have wives, be as if they had none: And they that weep, as if they wept not;

And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he might deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled. After this he must be loosed for a small time.

For yet a little while, and he that cometh will come and will not tarry.

A little while and ye shall not see me; and again, a little while and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

Jesus knew they were desirous to ask him, and said to them, Ye inquire among you of this, that I said, A little while and ye shall not see me; and again, a little while and ye shall see me.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, tho' now for a little while (if need be) ye are in heaviness thro' manifold temptations.

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

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory:

And he divided to them his substance. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took a journey into a far country, and there squandered away his substance, living riotously.