'Time' in the Bible

And the entire congregation of people was praying outside at the time when the incense was burned.

But because you did not believe my announcement, which will be fulfilled at its proper time, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day this happens."

When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.

While they were there, the time came for her to have her baby,

When the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

where he was being tempted by the Devil for 40 days. During that time he ate nothing at all, and when they were over he became hungry.

After the Devil had finished tempting Jesus in every possible way, he left him until another time.

I'm telling you the truth there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when it didn't rain for three years and six months and there was a severe famine everywhere in the land.

There were also many lepers in Israel in the prophet Elisha's time, yet not one of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and at that time they will fast."

One time Jesus was walking through some grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

At that time Jesus had healed many people of diseases, plagues, and evil spirits, and had given sight to many who were blind.

The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.

When Jesus stepped out on the shore, a man from the city met him. This man was controlled by demons and had not worn clothes for a long time. He did not live in a house but in the tombs.

After the voice had spoken, Jesus was alone. The disciples kept silent and at that time told no one about what they had seen.

because at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you are to say."

But be sure of this: if the homeowner had known at what time the thief were coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.

So be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at a time when you don't expect him."

The Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful and careful servant manager whom his master will put in charge of giving all his other servants their share of food at the right time?

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,

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, yet you don't know how to interpret the present time?"

At that time, some people who were there told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, "Come! Everything is now ready.'

Then Jesus told the disciples, "The time will come during which you will long to see one of these days when the Son of Man is with you, but you will not see it.

Because just as lightning flashes and shines from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his time.

"Just as it was in Noah's time, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray all the time and never give up.

They will level you to the ground you and those who live within your city limits. They will not leave one stone on another within your walls, because you didn't recognize the time when you were visited."

Then he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went abroad for a long time.

At the right time he sent a servant to the farmers in order to get his share of the produce of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him back empty-handed.

"As for these things that you see, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another that won't be knocked down."

He said, "Be careful that you are not deceived, because many will come in my name and say, "I AM' and, "The time has come.' Don't follow them.

So purpose in your hearts not to prepare your defense ahead of time,

When he learned with certainty that Jesus came from Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him off to Herod, who was in Jerusalem at that time.

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, because he had been wanting to see him for a long time on account of what he had heard about him. He was also hoping to see some sign done by him.

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

Then he spoke to them a third time: "What has he done wrong? I have found nothing in him worthy of death. So I will punish him and let him go."

because the time is surely coming when people will say, "How blessed are the women who couldn't bear children and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'