'Wait' in the Bible

they were lying in wait for Him to trap Him in something He said.

While He was together with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “This,” He said, “is what you heard from Me;

Then the Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching about God to handle financial matters.

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

but our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

as you wait for and earnestly desire the coming of the day of God. The heavens will be on fire and be dissolved because of it, and the elements will melt with the heat.

But based on His promise, we wait for the new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will dwell.

Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found at peace with Him without spot or blemish.