'Time' in the Bible

Once when they were with Him, they asked Him, "Master, is this the time at which you are about to restore the kingdom of Israel?"

"It is necessary, therefore, that of the men who have been with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us--

and even upon My bondservants, both men and women, at that time, I will pour out My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

Yes, and all the Prophets, from Samuel onwards--all who have spoken--have also announced the coming of this present time.

After him, at the time of the Census, came Judas, the Galilaean, and was the leader in a revolt. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

About this time, as the number of disciples was increasing, complaints were made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrews because their widows were habitually overlooked in the daily ministration.

But he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not a single square yard of ground. And yet He promised to bestow the land as a permanent possession on him and his posterity after him--and promised this at a time when Abraham was childless.

When, however, Jacob heard that there was wheat to be had, he sent our forefathers into Egypt; that was the first time.

"But as the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people became many times more numerous in Egypt,

At this time Moses was born--a wonderfully beautiful child; and for three months he was cared for in his father's house.

"Moreover they made a calf at that time, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and kept rejoicing in the gods which their own hands had made.

That Tent was bequeathed to the next generation of our forefathers. Under Joshua they brought it with them when they were taking possession of the land of the Gentile nations, whom God drove out before them. So it continued till David's time.

And Saul fully approved of his murder. At this time a great persecution broke out against the Church in Jerusalem, and all except the Apostles were scattered throughout Judaea and Samaria.

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.

His influence over them arose from their having been, for a long time, bewildered by his sorceries.

after which he took food and regained his strength. Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus.

But, as it happened, just at that time she was taken ill and died. After washing her body they laid it out in a room upstairs.

and Peter remained for a considerable time at Jaffa, staying at the house of a man called Simon, a tanner.

Again a second time a voice was heard which said, "What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy."

And he directed that they should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for a time.

"But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "'What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'

At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,

Now, about that time, King Herod arrested certain members of the Church, in order to ill-treat them;

The Lord's hand is now upon you, and you will be blind for a time and unable to see the light of day." Instantly there fell upon him a mist and a darkness, and, as he walked about, he begged people to lead him by the hand.

and afterwards He gave them judges down to the time of the Prophet Samuel.

Behold, you despisers, be astonished and perish, because I am carrying on a work in your time--a work which you will utterly refuse to believe, though it be fully declared to you.'"

Yet Paul and Barnabas remained there for a considerable time, speaking freely and relying on the Lord, while He bore witness to the Message of His grace by permitting signs and marvels to be done by them.

And they remained a considerable time in Antioch with the disciples.

After spending some time there they received an affectionate farewell from the brethren to return to those who had sent them.

and thence to Philippi, which is a city in Macedonia, the first in its district, a Roman colony. And there we stayed some little time.

This she persisted in for a considerable time, until Paul, wearied out, turned round and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out immediately.

Then he took them, even at that time of night, washed their wounds, and he and all his household were immediately baptized;

Now at the time when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was preaching fervently and was solemnly telling the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

And Crispus, the Warden of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household; and from time to time many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and received baptism.

After remaining a considerable time longer in Corinth, Paul took leave of the brethren and set sail for Syria; and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had shaved his head at Cenchreae, because he was bound by a vow.

After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out on a tour, visiting the whole of Galatia and Phrygia in order, and strengthening all the disciples.

Now just at that time there arose no small commotion about the new faith.

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.

Upon their arrival he said to them, "You Elders well know, from the first day of my setting foot in the province of Asia, the kind of life I lived among you the whole time,

When, however, our time was up, we left and went on our way, all the disciples and their wives and children coming to see us off. Then, after kneeling down on the beach and praying,

At the same time he hoped that Paul would give him money; and for this reason he sent for him the oftener to converse with him.

A short time after this, Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay a complimentary visit to Festus;

"When, therefore, a number of them came here, the next day I took my seat on the tribunal, without any loss of time, and ordered the man to be brought in.

In all the synagogues also I punished them many a time, and tried to make them blaspheme; and in my wild fury I chased them even to foreign towns.

Our voyage thus far had occupied a considerable time, and the navigation being now unsafe and the Fast also already over, Paul warned them.

When for a long time they had taken but little food, Paul, standing up among them, said, "Sirs, you ought to have listened to me and not have sailed from Crete. You would then have escaped this suffering and loss.

So they hove the lead and found twenty fathoms of water; and after a short time they hove again and found fifteen fathoms.

So they cut away the anchors and left them in the sea, unloosing at the same time the bands which secured the paddle-rudders. Then, hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

They expected him soon to swell with inflammation or suddenly fall down dead; but, after waiting a long time and seeing no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.