31 Bible Verses about People Waiting

And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark,

And he stayed yet other seven days and sent forth the dove, which returned not again unto him any more.

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh;

And he said unto the elders, wait here for us until we come again unto you; and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; if anyone has any matters to settle, let him come unto them.

And Moses said unto them, Wait, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal, and, behold, I will come down unto thee to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days shalt thou tarry until I come to thee and show thee what thou shalt do.

And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were deserting from him.

And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David and ceased.

Pe All thine enemies opened their mouths regarding thee; they whistled and gnashed their teeth; they said, Swallow her up; certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found it, we have seen it.

But if he thrusts him out of hatred or hurls at him by laying in wait, so that he dies

But when any man hates his neighbour and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and smites him mortally that he dies and flees into one of these cities,

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps when they wait for my soul.

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me, but I will consider thy testimonies.

should ye tarry for them until they are grown? Should ye stay without husbands because of them? No, my daughters, for I have greater bitterness than you because the hand of the LORD has come out against me.

See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness until you send word to me.

The merciful man of the earth is missing: and there is no one upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt each man his brother with a net.

When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice; rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my seat, that I might rest in the day of trouble when he comes up unto the people to destroy them.

And the people waited for Zacharias and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not,

And it came to pass that when Jesus returned, the people received him, for they were all waiting for him.

men's hearts failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Then the Jews came round about him and said unto him, Until when wilt thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him when he saw the city completely given over to idolatry.

These going before tarried for us at Troas.

But do not believe them, for more than forty of them lie in wait to ambush him, who have vowed under a curse that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him, and now they are ready, looking for a promise from thee.

But if we wait for that which we do not see, with patience we wait for it.

Therefore, my brothers, when ye come together to eat, wait for one another.

Now Elihu had waited until Job had spoken because they were all elder than he.

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your arguments, while ye searched out what to say.

And I waited, (for they did not speak, but stopped, and answered no more);