'Time' in the Bible

Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he *permitted Him.

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

And they cried out, saying, “What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat.

Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus,

When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

“Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’

“Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them.

And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.”’”

He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.

At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.

At that time two robbers *were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?”

And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)

For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.

“Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.

They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

And He *came the third time, and *said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he began to weep.

Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.

And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,

“For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.

Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”

It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

At that very time He cured many people of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits; and He gave sight to many who were blind.

You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time?

But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;

You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?

Just at that time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You.”

Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

who will not receive many times as much at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”

and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

And He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time.

And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them.

And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at that time.

Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.

And he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt demanding death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?”

After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing.

When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He *said to him, “Do you wish to get well?”

And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.

So Jesus *said to them, “My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune.

Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come.”

So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.”

Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.

At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;

Jesus *said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, *said to Him, “Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.”

This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.

He *said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He *said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

He *said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus *said to him, “Tend My sheep.

So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said,

Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us—

whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined up with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.

“But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

It was at this time that Moses was born; and he was lovely in the sight of God, and he was nurtured three months in his father’s home.

At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.

And having received it in their turn, our fathers brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nations whom God drove out before our fathers, until the time of David.

And they were giving him attention because he had for a long time astonished them with his magic arts.

And it happened at that time that she fell sick and died; and when they had washed her body, they laid it in an upper room.

Again a voice came to him a second time, “What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.”

But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.’

Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.

When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there.

Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.

And they spent a long time with the disciples.

After they had spent time there, they were sent away from the brethren in peace to those who had sent them out.

(Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)

When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,

And having spent some time there, he left and passed successively through the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

About that time there occurred no small disturbance concerning the Way.