17 Bible Verses about Action For A Long Time

And when a woman's issue of blood floweth many days within the time of her separation, or when it floweth over her separation -- all the days of the issue of her uncleanness are as the days of her separation; she is unclean.

Many days hath Joshua made with all these kings war;

And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,

and Joseph harnesseth his chariot, and goeth up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and appeareth unto him, and falleth on his neck, and weepeth on his neck again;

speaking unto the priests who are at the house of Jehovah of Hosts, and unto the prophets, saying, 'Do I weep in the fifth month -- being separated -- as I have done these so many years?'

'And Thou drawest over them many years, and testifiest against them by Thy Spirit, by the hand of Thy prophets, and they have not given ear, and Thou dost give them into the hand of peoples of the lands,

so that his heart is not high above his brethren, and so as not to turn aside from the command, right or left, so that he prolongeth days over his kingdom, he and his sons, in the midst of Israel.

And on the first of the week, the disciples having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was discoursing to them, about to depart on the morrow, he was also continuing the discourse till midnight,

and having come up, and having broken bread, and having tasted, for a long time also having talked -- till daylight, so he went forth,

who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretence are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'

and he having gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, who had demons for a long time, and with a garment was not clothed, and in a house was not abiding, but in the tombs,

him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, he saith to him, 'Dost thou wish to become whole?'

'Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.

And she goeth, and doth according to the word of Elijah, and she eateth, she and he, and her household -- days;

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

and he was seen for many days of those who did come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.