'Opportunity' in the Bible

Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord's doing, because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).

For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.

From there I will give back her vineyards to her, and turn the "Valley of Trouble" into an "Opportunity for Hope." There she will sing as she did when she was young, when she came up from the land of Egypt.

before God's decree becomes reality and the day of opportunity disappears like windblown chaff, before the Lord's raging anger overtakes you -- before the day of the Lord's angry judgment overtakes you!

He replied, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

He said, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

So Judas agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus when no crowd was present.

So Jesus replied, "My time has not yet arrived, but you are ready at any opportunity!

While Paul was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will send for you."

I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.

But sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of wrong desires. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

For sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it I died.

Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.

because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.

With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was simply not his intention to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity.

And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,

Now when I arrived in Troas to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me,

We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.

And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.

So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.

Do not give the devil an opportunity.

taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me. (Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.

In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

For you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.