'Long' in the Bible

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

Not long after this, Mary rose up and went in haste into the hill country to a town in Judah.

just as he promised long ago through the mouth of his holy prophets

in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.

“Master,” Simon replied, “we’ve worked hard all night long and caught nothing! But at Your word, I’ll let down the nets.”

Jesus said to them, “Can you make the wedding guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them?

And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

Now a man named Jairus, a synagogue official, came [to Him]; and he fell at Jesus’ feet and began begging Him to come to his house;

while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.

They answered, "John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen."

And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.

"As for you, store these my sayings in your memory; for, before long, the Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men."

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!

But if that servant says to himself, "My master is taking a long time to come back,' and begins to beat the other servants and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

Shouldn't this woman, a descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"

and if not so -- he being yet a long way off -- having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.

And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.

Then He told the disciples: “The days are coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you won’t see it.

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are firmly convinced that John was a prophet.”

Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

So he continued to question him for a long time, but Jesus gave him no answer at all.