'Past' in the Bible

He heard a crowd of people going past, and inquired what it all meant.

Now for some time past there had been a man named Simon living there, who had been practising magic and astonishing the Samaritans, pretending that he was more than human.

Says the Lord, who has been making these things known from ages long past.'

For Paul's plan was to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend much time in the province of Asia; since he was very desirous of being in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of the Harvest Festival.

Why is it deemed with all of you a thing past belief if God raises the dead to life?

But now, as there is no more unoccupied ground in this part of the world, and I have for years past been eager to pay you a visit,

To Him who has it in His power to make you strong, as declared in the Good News which I am spreading, and the proclamation concerning Jesus Christ, in harmony with the unveiling of the Truth which in the periods of past Ages remained unuttered,

If, however, a father thinks he is acting unbecomingly towards his still unmarried daughter if she be past the bloom of her youth, and so the matter is urgent, let him do what she desires; he commits no sin; she and her suitor should be allowed to marry.

Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy.

Brethren, I do not imagine that I have yet laid hold of it. But this one thing I do--forgetting everything which is past and stretching forward to what lies in front of me,

In the matter of the truth they have gone astray, saying that the Resurrection is already past, and so they are overthrowing the faith of some.

But continually recall to mind the days now past, when on being first enlightened you went through a great conflict and many sufferings.

Through faith even Sarah herself received strength to become a mother--although she was past the time of life for this--because she judged Him faithful who had given the promise.

For you have given time enough in the past to the doing of the things which the Gentiles delight in-- pursuing, as you did, a course of habitual licence, debauchery, hard drinking, noisy revelry, drunkenness and unholy image-worship.

The first woe is past; two other woes have still to come.

The second Woe is past; the third Woe will soon be here.