36 Bible Verses about Giving, Of Time
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and he made of one blood every nation of men to live on all the face of the earth, determining their appointed times and the bounds of their habitation,
But I tell you, that for every idle word which men speak they shall render an account in a day of judgment;
For the time past is sufficient for us to have performed the will of the gentiles, walking in lewdness, inordinate desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings and unlawful idolatries, in which they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excessive intemperance, blaspheming, who shall give an account to him that is ready to judge the living and dead.
For the time past is sufficient for us to have performed the will of the gentiles, walking in lewdness, inordinate desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings and unlawful idolatries,
among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, performing the wishes of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath even as others;
Put to death, therefore, your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness which is idolatry, for which comes the wrath of God. In which also you walked formerly when you lived in them;
And afterwards the other virgins came, and said, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, I tell you truly I know you not.
When the householder has risen and shut the door, and you stand without and knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he will answer and say to you, I know you not whence you are,
and destroy you and your children with you, and not leave stone upon stone in you; because you knew not the time of your visitation.
And as he discoursed of righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix being terrified answered, Go for the present; but when I have time I will call you.
And I gave her time to change her mind, and she will not change her mind from her fornication.
Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you; walk while you have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; for he that walks in darkness knows not where he goes.
But this I say, brothers, the time is short, so that in future those who have wives should be as those not having them, and those who weep as those not weeping, and those who rejoice as those not rejoicing, and those who buy as not possessing, and those who use the world as those not abusing it; for the fashion of this world passes away.
I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day; night comes when no man can work.
Come now, you that say, To-day and to-morrow we will go to such a city and engage in business there a year, and trade and make profits, who know not what will be on the morrow; for what is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes away; for you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we shall both live and do this or that.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Change your minds; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
saying, The time is completed, and the kingdom of God is at hand; change your minds and believe in the good news.
And being also co-laborers we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain,??2 for he says, In an acceptable time I heard you, and in a day of salvation I helped you; behold, now is an acceptable time, behold, now is a day of salvation,??3 giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry may not be blamed,
As we have opportunity, therefore, let us do good to all, but especially to the members of the family of the faith.
Wherefore, as the Holy Spirit says, To-day if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation, in the day of the trial in the wilderness, where your fathers fully proved and saw my works forty years.read more.
Wherefore I was displeased with that generation and said, They always err in mind, and they did not know my ways, so I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest. See, brothers, that there be not at any time in any one of you an evil mind of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called to-day, that no one of you may be hardened by the deception of sin;
AND in those days the disciples being multiplied, there was a complaint of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were neglected in the daily service. And the twelve calling the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God to serve tables. Look out therefore, brothers, from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may set over this business;read more.
but we will attend continually to prayer, and the ministry of the word.
And in the morning while it was quite dark he arose and went out, and departed to a solitary place, and there prayed.
But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup;
For on this account also you pay taxes; for [magistrates] are servants of God attending constantly to this same thing.
And he said to them, Come to a solitary place by yourselves, and rest a little; for many were coming and going, and there was no convenient time to eat.
ruling well his own house, having his children in subjection with all dignity,??5 but if any one knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God???6 not a novice, lest being inflated with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
For I do not wish now to see you by the way; for I hope to continue some time with you, if the Lord permits.
and they attended constantly to the teaching and companionship of the apostles, the breaking of bread and the prayers.
And on the first day of the week, we being assembled to break bread, Paul preached to them, being about to depart on the next day, and continued his discourse till midnight;
not forsaking our own congregation as some are in the habit of [doing], but exhorting [others], and so much the more as you see the day approaching.
And the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disturbed about many things, but of one thing there is need; and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
But seek first righteousness and his kingdom, and all these things shall be added to you.
And both Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since you cast it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the gentiles. For thus has the Lord commanded us; I have set you for a light of nations, that you should be a salvation even to the end of the earth.
And while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was moved within him as he saw the city wholly devoted to idolatry. Then he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and those that were pious, and in the market every day with those he met.
