36 Bible Verses about Giving, Of Time
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And hath made from one man's blood all the nations of mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, fixing the predetermined periods of their existence, and the boundaries of their several abodes;
But I tell you, That every idle word which men speak, for it shall they give an account in the day of judgment.
For the time past of life is enough for us to have wrought the will of the heathen, when we walked in all impurities, lewd appetites, excess of wine, revels, drinking-bouts, and abominable idolatries; wherein they think it a strange thing, that you are not running with them into the same gulph of profligacy, spreading every scandalous report of you: who shall give an account to him, who holds himself ready to judge the living and the dead.
For the time past of life is enough for us to have wrought the will of the heathen, when we walked in all impurities, lewd appetites, excess of wine, revels, drinking-bouts, and abominable idolatries;
wherein in times past ye walked after the fashion of this world, after the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now worketh with energy in the children of disobedience: among whom also we all have had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of the flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, as well as the rest.
Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, the vile passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is idolatry: for which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of disobedience; in which ye also walked formerly when ye lived among them:
Then came afterwards the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us. But he answering said, Verily, I know you not.
When the master of the family shall have arisen, and shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Master, master, open it for us! and he answering will tell you, I know you not whence ye are:
and will dash thee on the ground, and thy children within thee; and will not leave in thee one stone upon another: because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation.
And as he discoursed of righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment which is ready to be revealed, Felix being greatly terrified, replied, Go, for the present, I will some time hence take another opportunity of calling for thee.
And I gave her a space that she should repent of her whoredom, and she hath not repented.
Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest the darkness overtake you: he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not even whither he is going.
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 they who weep as though they wept not; and they who rejoice as though they rejoiced not; and they that purchase as though they possessed not; and they who use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work.
Come now, ye that talk, To-day or to-morrow we will go to such a town, and do business there during one year, and traffic, and make great profits: 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. Instead of your saying, If the Lord pleases, and we are alive, then we will do this or that thing.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is approaching.
and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God draweth nigh: repent, and believe the gospel.
WE then as labourers with him, exhort you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: for he saith, "In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I succoured thee." Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Well then, whilst we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men, but especially unto those who are of the household of faith.
Wherefore, as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in that bitter provocation, at the day of the temptation in the wilderness; when your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works during forty years.read more.
Wherefore I was provoked against that generation, and said, They are always deluded in heart, and they have not known my ways: so I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest. Take heed, brethren, that there be not in any one of you a wicked heart of infidelity, [evident] in departure from the living God: but exhort one another daily, whilst to-day remains, that no one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
NOW in those days, when the disciples were multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian proselytes against the Hebrews, because their widows were overlooked in the daily distribution. Then the twelve assembling the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not fit that we should leave the word of God, to make distribution to the tables. Therefore, brethren, do ye look out for seven men from among yourselves, the best approved, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint to superintend this business.read more.
But we will devote ourselves constantly to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
And very early (the night being far advanced towards morning) rising up, he went forth, and retired into a desert place, and there prayed.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
For on this account pay ye taxes also: for they are God's ministers, continually employed on this very service.
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and repose a little while: for there were multitudes coming and going, so that they had not even time to eat.
presiding over his own family with propriety, having his children under subjection with all gravity of behaviour:
For I will not see you now in passing, but I hope to remain some considerable time with you if the Lord permit.
And they persevered stedfastly in the doctrine of the apostles, and in communion, and in breaking bread, and in prayers.
And on the first day of the week, when the disciples were assembled to break bread, Paul preached unto them (ready to depart on the morrow), and extended his discourse until midnight.
not deserting the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom with some, but exhorting to it; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disturbing thyself about many things. But of one thing there is need: and Mary hath made her election of that good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.
But seek ye, in the first place, the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be given you over.
Then Paul and Barnabas speaking with undaunted boldness, said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken unto you: but since ye have thrust it from you, and judged yourselves not worthy of eternal life, lo! we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord enjoined us, "I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou mightest be for salvation unto the extremity of the earth."
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit within him was greatly grieved, beholding the city so devoted to idolatry. Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped there, and in the forum every day with those he happened to meet.
