18 Bible Verses about Right Time For People
Most Relevant Verses
A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time -- how good it is!
So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.
Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was simply not his intention to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity.
I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me. (Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)
While Paul was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will send for you."
When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.
So Judas agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus when no crowd was present.
But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.
There at home they will say, 'Pharaoh king of Egypt is just a big noise! He has let the most opportune moment pass by.'
In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
So Jesus replied, "My time has not yet arrived, but you are ready at any opportunity!
Finally Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her."
Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time -- with self-control and not in drunkenness.
"Don't imagine that because you are part of the king's household you will be the one Jew who will escape. If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your father's household perish. It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a time as this!"
