71 Bible Verses about Waiting
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Then Naomi said, "Stay put, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out. For the man will not rest until he has taken care of the matter today."
Jonah left the city and sat down east of it. He made a shelter for himself there and sat down under it in the shade to see what would happen to the city.
But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark. When the dove returned to him in the evening, there was a freshly plucked olive leaf in its beak! Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him this time.
Then she will remain thirty-three days in blood purity. She must not touch anything holy and she must not enter the sanctuary until the days of her purification are fulfilled. If she bears a female child, she will be impure fourteen days as during her menstrual flow, and she will remain sixty-six days in blood purity.
After a priest has become ceremonially clean, they must count off a period of seven days for him.
When they went out from Pharaoh, they encountered Moses and Aaron standing there to meet them,
Go to Pharaoh in the morning when he goes out to the water. Position yourself to meet him by the edge of the Nile, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake.
When David had gone a short way beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a couple of donkeys that were saddled, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred raisin cakes, a hundred baskets of summer fruit, and a container of wine.
The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.
So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
He told the elders, "Wait for us in this place until we return to you. Here are Aaron and Hur with you. Whoever has any matters of dispute can approach them."
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols.
These had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas. We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
For when it is time to eat, everyone proceeds with his own supper. One is hungry and another becomes drunk.
"People listened to me and waited silently; they kept silent for my advice. After I had spoken, they did not respond; my words fell on them drop by drop. They waited for me as people wait for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rains.
You will go down to Gilgal before me. I am going to join you there to offer burnt offerings and to make peace offerings. You should wait for seven days, until I arrive and tell you what to do."
On the third day you should go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. Stay near the stone Ezel.
Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you reaches me."
While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,
So Moses said to them, "Remain here and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you."
I will stand at my watch post; I will remain stationed on the city wall. I will keep watching, so I can see what he says to me and can know how I should answer when he counters my argument.
For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass -- it will not arrive late.
And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."
While he was with them, he declared, "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me. For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
(He had not consented to their plan and action.) He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.
I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us.
How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me?
I am ready to vindicate, I am ready to deliver, I will establish justice among the nations. The coastlands wait patiently for me; they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power.
Therefore you must wait patiently for me," says the Lord, "for the day when I attack and take plunder. I have decided to gather nations together and assemble kingdoms, so I can pour out my fury on them -- all my raging anger. For the whole earth will be consumed by my fiery anger.
Each of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached of both their fellow servants and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.
So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord's return is near.
be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility -- not willingly but because of God who subjected it -- in hope that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God's children.
For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore.
Moreover if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive through his Spirit who lives in you.
It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.
Dear friends, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more.
Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place west of Ai, between Bethel and Ai. Joshua spent that night with the army.
Now, come up at night with your men and set an ambush in the field outside the city. In the morning at sunrise quickly attack the city. When he and his men come out to fight you, do what you can to him."
If they say, "Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously. We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit. We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.
However, suppose a person hates someone else and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, and then flees to one of these cities.
He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.
for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well. Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.
"Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.
Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.
The Gazites were told, "Samson has come here!" So they surrounded the town and hid all night at the city gate, waiting for him to leave. They relaxed all night, thinking, "He will not leave until morning comes; then we will kill him!"
For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.
For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise. They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"
I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying, "Come on, let's publicly denounce him!" All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say, "Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.
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Waiting » Those that wait on the lord
For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
Kings will be your children's guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.
"Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning; be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them! read more.
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves! But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."
Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.
Even youths get tired and weary; even strong young men clumsily stumble. But those who wait for the Lord's help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles' wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
Waiting » The reward for waiting on the lord
For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!
he will swallow up death permanently. The sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from every face, and remove his people's disgrace from all the earth. Indeed, the Lord has announced it! At that time they will say, "Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let's rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!"
Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.
Waiting » Who waits for the lord
For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us. For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility -- not willingly but because of God who subjected it -- in hope read more.
that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God's children. For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers together until now. Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery. Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all! And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. read more.
You who are trying to be declared righteous by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace! For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight -- the only thing that matters is faith working through love.
Waiting » Illustrated
So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.
Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so my eyes will look to the Lord, our God, until he shows us favor.
be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
Waiting » Upon God » As the giver of all temporal blessings
Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis. You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.
All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis. You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.
Waiting » Exhortations and encouragements to
Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Are blessed
For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
Waiting » Especially in adversity
I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.
For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me! Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men! For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord. read more.
Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me! You, O Lord God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah) They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city. Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?" But you, O Lord, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations. You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.
Waiting » For salvation
For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me. He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will not be ashamed
Kings will be your children's guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.
Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will be saved
At that time they will say, "Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let's rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!"
Waiting » Saints plead, in prayer
Lord, be merciful to us! We wait for you. Give us strength each morning! Deliver us when distress comes.
May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!
Waiting » For the coming of Christ
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Waiting » For protection
You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge. The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies.
Waiting » Predicted of the gentiles
He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees."
Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me, the large ships are in the lead, bringing your sons from far away, along with their silver and gold, to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you.
Waiting » Saints resolve on
I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good.
Waiting » With patience
For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will renew their strength
But those who wait for the Lord's help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles' wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
Waiting » Upon God » As the God of providence
Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall? Do the skies themselves send showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this."
Waiting » Should be with the soul
Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.
For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.
Waiting » For pardon
But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope! Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion! Do not make me the object of fools' insults!
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will receive the glorious things prepared by God for them
Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will rejoice in salvation
At that time they will say, "Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let's rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!"
Waiting » Exemplified » Isaiah
I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.
Waiting » Exemplified » Joseph
Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Waiting » Exemplified » jacob
Waiting » In the way of his judgments
Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
Waiting » With hope in his word
Waiting » With earnest desire
I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.
Waiting » For mercy
Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so my eyes will look to the Lord, our God, until he shows us favor.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will inherit the earth
Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Experience his goodness
Waiting » Those who engage in » Wait upon him only
Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Are heard
For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
Waiting » Exemplified » Micah
But I will keep watching for the Lord; I will wait for the God who delivers me. My God will hear my lament.
Waiting » Exemplified » David
Waiting » Upon God » As the God of salvation
Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.
Waiting » The patience of saints often tested in
I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.
Waiting » For the fulfillment of his word
For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass -- it will not arrive late.
Waiting » For the consolation of israel
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Waiting » For guidance and teaching
Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.
Waiting » Continually
But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.
Waiting » Saints have expectation from
Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.
Waiting » With full confidence
But I will keep watching for the Lord; I will wait for the God who delivers me. My God will hear my lament.
Waiting » With resignation
Waiting » God calls us to
Therefore you must wait patiently for me," says the Lord, "for the day when I attack and take plunder. I have decided to gather nations together and assemble kingdoms, so I can pour out my fury on them -- all my raging anger. For the whole earth will be consumed by my fiery anger.
Waiting » All day
Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.
Waiting » Is good
I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good.
Waiting » For the hope of righteousness by faith
For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.
Waiting » For the fulfillment of his promises
While he was with them, he declared, "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.
Topics on Waiting
Attitudes While Waiting For Second Coming
Luke 12:36be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
God Waiting
Isaiah 30:18For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
People Waiting
Genesis 8:10He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark.
Waiting At Gates
Acts 9:24but Saul learned of their plot against him. They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him.
Waiting For God's Timing
Psalm 130:5I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.
Waiting For The Second Coming
Philippians 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven -- and we also await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Waiting On God
Hosea 12:6But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.
Waiting On The Lord
Psalm 27:14Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!
Waiting Till Marriage
Deuteronomy 24:5When a man is newly married, he need not go into the army nor be obligated in any way; he must be free to stay at home for a full year and bring joy to the wife he has married.
