17 Bible Verses about Action For A Long Time

"If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the time of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge beyond the time of her impurity, all the days of the discharge she shall continue in uncleanness. As in the days of her impurity, she shall be unclean.

Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.

Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.

saying to the priests of the house of the LORD of hosts and the prophets, "Should I weep and abstain in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?"

Many years you bore with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.

On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.

And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed.

who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs.

When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healed?"

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity."

And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.'

but he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

and for many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.