A joyful thing it is to a man, when his counsel is followed; and very pleasant is a word spoken in due season.

While we have, therefore, time; let us do good unto all men, and specially, unto them which are of the household of faith.

redeeming the time: for the days are evil.

Walk wisely to them that are without, and redeem the time.

To speak of brother Apollos: I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren, but his mind was not at all to come at this time. Howbeit, he will come when he shall have convenient time.

I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at the last ye are revived again to care for me in that wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

And as he preached of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come; Felix trembled, and answered, "Thou hast done enough at this time: depart. When I have a convenient time, I will send for thee."

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

When they heard that, they were glad, and promised that they would give him money. And he sought, how he might conveniently betray him.

And he consented, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them, when the people were away.

But when a convenient day was come: Herod on his birthday made a supper to the Lords, captains, and chief estates of Galilee.

They did cry, even there, 'O Pharaoh king of Egypt, thou troublous king; the time will bring sedition.'

Also, if they had been mindful of that country, from whence they came out, they had leisure to have returned again.

"Ye yourselves can find time to dwell in sealed houses: and shall this house lie waste?

Then Jesus said unto them, "My time is not yet come; your time is always ready.

And Jacob said unto Laban, "Give me my wife, that I may lie with her. For the time appointed me is come."

But well is thee, O thou realm and land, whose king is come of nobles, and whose princes eat in due season, for strength and not for lust.

for if thou holdest thy peace at this time, then shall the Jews have help and deliverance out of another place, and thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed. And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom, for this time's sake?"