10 Bible Verses about delay, human

Although I am hoping to come to you before long, I am writing this to you in case I should be detained, to let you see how you ought to behave in the household of God??he Church of the everliving God, the pillar and mainstay of the truth.

Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father," "Follow me," Jesus said to him, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

To another he said, "Follow me!" But he replied, "Permit me first to go and bury my father." "Leave the dead to bury their own dead," said Jesus to him, "go you and announce, far and wide the kingdom of God."

As Jesus was passing thence, he saw a man called Mathew sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."

Straightway he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and went after him.

One of his fellow guest who was listening to him, said to him, "Blessed are those who eat bread in the kingdom of God." Jesus answered. "A certain man was making a great feast to which he invited many guests. "At dinnertime he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.'read more.
"And they all, without exception, proceeded to excuse themselves. The first told him. 'I have bought a field, and must needs go and see it. Pray have me excused.' "The second said: 'I have bought five yolk of oxen and am on my way to try them. I pray that you will have me excused.' "'I have taken a wife,' said the another, 'and for that reason I am unable to come.' "So the slave came and presented all these answers to his master. Then the master of the house was indignant, and said to his slave. 'Go out, quickly, into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in hither the poor, the maimed, the blind, the lame.' "And the slave said, 'My master, your orders have been carried out, but yet there is room.' "Said the master to his slave. 'Go out into the roads and the hedges, and make them come in, so that my house may be filled. "'For I tell you that not one of those invited guests shall taste my supper.'"

As soon as Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Come down quickly, Zaccheus, for today I must stay at your house." He made haste to climb down, and receive him joyfully.

Some days later Felix came, with his wife Drusilla, a Jewess; he sent for Paul, and listened to him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus. And as he reasoned about morality, self-control, and the future judgment, Felix was terrified, and said, "For the present go on your way, and when I find a convenient season, I will send for you." He was hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he used to send for him often to converse with him.

For he said: In an acceptable time have I heard thee, And in the day of salvation have I succored thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time! behold, now is the day of salvation!

Which having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him;