17 Bible Verses about Urgency

"Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."

And then you know what this Crisis means, you know it is high time to waken up; for Salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.

He who bears this testimony says, "Even so: I am coming very soon." Amen, Lord Jesus, come!

he said, "The time has now come, God's reign is near: repent and believe in the gospel."

From that day Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."

I tell you, no; unless you repent you will all perish as they did.

"Repent," said Peter, "let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit.

Repent then, and turn to have your sins blotted out, so that a breathing-space may be vouchsafed you,

bearing my testimony, both to Jews and Greeks, of repentance before God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

I announced to those at Damascus and at Jerusalem in the first instance, then all over the land of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that they were to repent and turn to God by acting up to their repentance.

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who will judge the living and the dead, in the light of his appearance and his reign, I adjure you to preach the word; keep at it in season and out of season, refuting, checking, and exhorting men; never lose patience with them, and never give up your teaching,

You have a saying, have you not, 'Four months yet, then harvest'? Look round, I tell you; see, the fields are white for harvesting! The reaper is already getting his wages and harvesting for eternal life, so that the sower shares the reaper's joy. That proverb, 'One sows and another reaps,' holds true here:

(He saith, I have heard you in the time of favour, and helped you on the day of salvation. Well, here is the time of favour, here is the day of salvation.)

You know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night;

I am coming very soon: hold to what you have, in case your crown is taken from you.

Blessed is he who reads aloud, blessed they who hear the words of this prophecy and lay to heart what is written in it; for the time is near.

So I told you, you would die in your sins; for unless you believe who I am, you will die in your sins."