36 Bible Verses about Giving, Of Time
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and of (one) man he created every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined their predestinated times, and the boundaries of their habitation;
And I say unto you, that every idle word whatsoever men shall speak, they shall give an account concerning the same in the day of judgment.
For the past time is sufficient to have wrought the will of the heathens, walking in impurities, in lusts, in wine-drinkings, in revelries, in intemperance, and in unlawful idolatries: in which they are astonished you not running to the same excess of wrath, blaspheming; who shall give an account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
For the past time is sufficient to have wrought the will of the heathens, walking in impurities, in lusts, in wine-drinkings, in revelries, in intemperance, and in unlawful idolatries:
in which at one time you walked about according to the age of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit which is now working in the sons of disobedience; among whom we all indeed at one time lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the thoughts, and we were by nature the children of wrath, like the rest also:
Therefore kill your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; through which the wrath of God comes. In which you indeed at one time did walk about, when you lived in them:
And afterwards the other virgins come, saying; Lord, lord, open unto us. And he responding, said; Truly I say unto you, I know you not.
When the landlord may rise up, and close the door, and you may begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying, Lord, open unto us; and responding he will say unto you, I know not whence you are.
and will slay thee, and thy children in thee; and will leave in thee not a stone upon a stone; because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.
And he reasoning concerning righteousness and temperance and the coming judgment, Felix, being alarmed, responded, Go thy way for this time; and having received an opportunity, I will call for thee:
And I gave her time that she might repent, and she does not wish to repent of her fornication.
Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk about as you have the light, in order that the darkness may not overtake you: and he that walketh about in darkness does not know where he is going.
But I say this, brethren; that the time is at hand, that moreover indeed those having wives may be as those not having; and those weeping, as those not weeping; and those rejoicing, as those not rejoicing; and those buying, as those not possessing; and those using the world, as those not using it thoroughly: for the fashion of this world is passing away.
It behooveth us to work the works of Him that sent us, while it is day: the night comes, when no one is able to work.
Come now, ye who are saying, To-day or to-morrow we will go into that city, and abide there a year, and trade and accumulate: whosoever do not know that which belongs to the morrow: for what is your life? For you are a vapor, appearing for a moment, and then vanishing away; on the contrary you should say, If the Lord will, and we live, we will indeed do this, or that.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of the heavens draweth nigh.
and saying, That the time is fulfilled: the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.
But working together we indeed intreat you not to have received the grace of God in vain: (for he says, At a set time I heard you, and in the day of salvation I assisted you; behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation);
Then therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Therefore as the Holy Spirit says, This day if you hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness, whom our fathers tempted in proving me, and saw my works forty years.read more.
Therefore I was provoked with this generation, and I said, They do always err in their heart: and they have not known my way, as I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest. See, brethren, lest at some time there shall be in some one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in turning away from the living God: but exhort one another each day, while it is called to-day; in order that no one of you may be hardened with the deceitfulness of sin:
And during those days, the disciples multiplying, there was a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were being neglected in the daily ministration. And the twelve calling to them the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not pleasing that we, leaving the word of God, serve tables. But brethren, look out seven men from you of good report, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint over this interest;read more.
and we will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.
And in the morning, exceedingly early, while it was yet night, having arisen up He came out, and went away into a desert place, and was praying there.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup;
For on account of this also pay tribute; for they are the ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
And He said to them, Come ye privately into a desert place, and rest a little while. For many were coming and going, neither had they leisure even to eat.
ruling his own house beautifully; having children in subordination with all gravity;
For I do not wish merely to see you in my journey; for I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord may permit.
and they were persevering in the teaching of the apostles and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
And on the first of the Sabbaths we being assembled to break bread, Paul spoke to them, being about to depart the following day, and continued his discourse till midnight:
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as is the custom to some; but exhorting: and this the more, as you see the days drawing nigh.
And the Lord responding said to her, Martha, Martha, you are solicitous and encumbered concerning many things: but there is need of one thing: for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.
But seek first the kingdom, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
And Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: since you have rejected it, and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, behold we now turn to the Gentiles. For thus the Lord has commanded us, I have placed thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou shalt be for salvation unto the extremity of the earth.
But Paul waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, seeing the city devoted to idolatry. Then indeed he spoke to the Jews, and to the worshipers in the synagogue, and to those incidentally meeting him every day in the forum.
