'Time' in the Bible

And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?

Make your request to the Lord for rain in the time of the spring rains, even to the Lord who makes the thunder-flames; and he will give them showers of rain, to every man grass in the field.

But he will say, I am no prophet, but a worker on the land; for I have been an owner of land from the time when I was young.

And on your account I will keep back the locusts from wasting the fruits of your land; and the fruit of your vine will not be dropped on the field before its time, says the Lord of armies

And the sons of Josiah were Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the taking away to Babylon.

Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?

At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.

But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.

That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;

And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.

From that time Jesus went on to make clear to his disciples how he would have to go up to Jerusalem, and undergo much at the hands of those in authority and the chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and the third day come again from the dead.

So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.

So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.

And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that in the time when all things are made new, and the Son of man is seated in his glory, you who have come after me will be seated on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

And when the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit.

Master, Moses said, If a man, at the time of his death, has no children, let his brother take his wife, and get a family for his brother;

For I say to you, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.

Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.

And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands.

And he said to them, Go into the town to such a man, and say to him, The Master says, My time is near: I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.

Again, a second time he went away, and said in prayer, O my Father, if this may not go from me without my taking it, let your pleasure be done.

And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer.

And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you.

So they took the money, and did as they had been ordered: and this account has been current among the Jews till the present time.

And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.

And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.

And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.

And seeing a fig-tree in the distance with leaves, he went to see if by chance it had anything on it: and when he came to it, he saw nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for the fruit.

And when the time came, he sent a servant to get from the workmen some of the fruit of the garden.

For in those days there will be sorrow, such as there has not been from the time when God made the world till now, and will not ever be again.

And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.

But take care; see, I have made all things clear to you before the time.

But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

And he said to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: be here a little time, and keep watch.

And he came the third time, and said to them, Go on sleeping now and take your rest: it is enough; the hour has come; see, the Son of man is given up into the hands of evil men.

But again he said it was not so. And after a little time, again those who were near said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; for you are a Galilaean.

And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

And all the people were offering prayers outside, at the time of the burning of perfumes.

Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.

And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.

At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.

You did not give me a kiss: but she, from the time when I came in, has gone on kissing my feet.

And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,

And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.

And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;

The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.

Now some people who were there at that time, gave him an account of how the blood of some Galilaeans had been mixed by Pilate with their offerings.

At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.

And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.

And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,

And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.

Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.

For the time will come when your attackers will put a wall round you, and come all round you and keep you in on every side,

And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.