20 Bible Verses about Urgency

"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

The one who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon!" Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

He said, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!"

From that time Jesus began to preach this message: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you will all perish as well!

Peter said to them, "Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.

Don't you say, 'There are four more months and then comes the harvest?' I tell you, look up and see that the fields are already white for harvest! The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together. For in this instance the saying is true, 'One sows and another reaps.'

For he says, "I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you." Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!

For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send again and again to you to summon you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?"

David said to Ahimelech, "Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don't have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king's instructions."

But since the king's command was so urgent, and the furnace was so excessively hot, the men who escorted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were killed by the leaping flames.

I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away your crown.

Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy aloud, and blessed are those who hear and obey the things written in it, because the time is near!

Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."