'Time' in the Bible

"'All these years,' replied the son, 'I have been slaving for you, and I have never at any time disobeyed any of your orders, and yet you have never given me so much as a kid, for me to enjoy myself with my friends;

The Law and the Prophets continued until John came: from that time the Good News of the Kingdom of God has been spreading, and all classes have been forcing their way into it.

"But in course of time the beggar died; and he was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and had a funeral.

Then, turning to His disciples, He said, "There will come a time when you will wish you could see a single one of the days of the Son of Man, but will not see one.

"And as it was in the time of Noah, so will it also be in the time of the Son of Man.

The same was true in the time of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;

"For a time he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, "'Though I have neither reverence for God nor respect for man,

"O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.

For the time is coming upon thee when thy foes will throw up around thee earthworks and a wall, investing thee and hemming thee in on every side.

And they will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave one stone upon another within thee; because thou hast not recognized the time of thy visitation."

Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

From that time, however, no one ventured to challenge Him with a single question.

"As to these things which you now admire, the time is coming when there will not be one stone left here upon another which will not be pulled down."

"See to it," He replied, "that you are not misled; for many will come assuming my name and professing, 'I am He,' or saying, 'The time is close at hand.' Do not go and follow them.

"Alas for the women who at that time are with child or who have infants; for there will be great distress in the land, and anger towards this People.

His habit at this time was to teach in the Temple by day, but to go out and spend the night on the Mount called the Oliveyard.

When the time was come, and He had taken His place at table, and the Apostles with Him,

for I tell you that from this time I will never drink the produce of the vine till the Kingdom of God has come."

But from this time forward the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God's omnipotence."

And learning that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction he sent Him to Herod, for he too was in Jerusalem at that time.

To Herod the sight of Jesus was a great gratification, for, for a long time, he had been wanting to see Him, because he had heard so much about Him. He hoped also to see some miracle performed by Him.

And on that very day Herod and Pilate became friends again, for they had been for some time at enmity.

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A third time he appealed to them: "Why, what crime has the man committed? I have discovered in him nothing that deserves death. I will therefore give him a light punishment and release him."

For a time is coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the women who never bore children, and the breasts which have never given nourishment.'

And the Word came in the flesh, and lived for a time in our midst, so that we saw His glory--the glory as of the Father's only Son, sent from His presence. He was full of grace and truth.

"Leave the matter in my hands," He replied; "the time for me to act has not yet come."

"How is it possible," Nicodemus asked, "for a man to be born when he is old? Can he a second time enter his mother's womb and be born?"

"Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.

Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.

Jesus saw him lying there, and knowing that he had been a long time in that condition, He asked him, "Do you wish to have health and strength?"

"In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.

Wonder not at this. For a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice and will come forth--

He was the lamp that burned and shone, and for a time you were willing to be gladdened by his light.

There they got on board a boat, and pushed off to cross the Lake to Capernaum. By this time it had become dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

"My time," replied Jesus, "has not yet come, but for you any time is suitable.

As for you, go up to the Festival. I do not now go up to this Festival, because my time is not yet fully come."

On hearing this they wanted to arrest Him; yet not a hand was laid on Him, because His time had not yet come.

So Jesus said, "Still for a short time I am with you, and then I go my way to Him who sent me.

"No one, Sir," she replied. "And *I* do not condemn you either," said Jesus; "go, and from this time do not sin any more."

These sayings He uttered in the Treasury, while teaching in the Temple; yet no one arrested Him, because His time had not yet come.

"We are descendants of Abraham," they answered, "and have never at any time been in slavery to any one. What do those words of yours mean, 'You shall become free'?"

A second time therefore they called the man who had been blind, and said, "Give God the praise: we know that that man is a sinner."

"Take away the stone," said Jesus. Martha, the sister of the dead man, exclaimed, "Master, by this time there is a foul smell; for it is three days since he died."

But Jesus interposed. "Do not blame her," He said, "allow her to have kept it for the time of my preparation for burial.

The meaning of this His disciples did not understand at the time; but after Jesus was glorified they recollected that this was written about Him, and that they had done this to Him.

His answer was, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

Now just before the Feast of the Passover this incident took place. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father; and having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

While supper was proceeding, the Devil having by this time suggested to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, the thought of betraying Him, Jesus,

From this time forward I tell you things before they happen, in order that when they do happen you may believe that I am He.

Then, after Judas had received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. "Lose no time about it," said Jesus to him.

If you--all of you--knew me, you would fully know my Father also. From this time forward you know Him and have seen Him."

At that time you will know that I am in my Father, and that you are in me, and that I am in you.

You will be excluded from the synagogues; nay more, the time is coming when any one who has murdered one of you will suppose he is offering service to God.

But I have spoken these things to you in order that when the time for their accomplishment comes you may remember them, and may recollect that I told you. I did not, however, tell you all this at first, because I was still with you.

A woman, when she is in labour, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the babe, she no longer remembers the pain, because of her joy at a child being born into the world.

"All this I have spoken to you in veiled language. The time is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in veiled language, but will tell you about the Father in plain words.

At that time you will make your requests in my name; and I do not promise to ask the Father on your behalf,

"Remember that the time is coming, nay, has already come, for you all to be dispersed each to his own home and to leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

Now Judas also, who at that very time was betraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus had often resorted there with His disciples.

where they nailed Him to a cross, and two others at the same time, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that time the disciple received her into his own home.

A second time, therefore, He said to them, "Peace be to you! As the Father sent me, I also now send you."

Again a second time He asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Master," he said, "you know that you are dear to me." "Then be a shepherd to my sheep," He said.

A third time Jesus put the question: "Simon, son of John, am I dear to you?" It grieved Peter that Jesus asked him the third time, "Am I dear to you?" "Master," he replied, "you know everything, you can see that you are dear to me." "Then feed my much-loved sheep," said Jesus.

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.