'Waiting' in the Bible

To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.

There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,

Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

And when Jesus went back, the people were glad to see him, for they were all waiting for him.

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.

For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things.

(He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:

And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;

And the day after that, they came to Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having got together his relations and his near friends.

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was troubled, for he saw all the town full of images of the gods.

And Paul, after waiting some days, went away from the brothers and went by ship to Syria, Priscilla and Aquila being with him; and he had had his hair cut off in Cenchrea, for he had taken an oath.

But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.

And while we were waiting there for some days, a certain prophet, named Agabus, came down from Judaea.

And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.

So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.

But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order

Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.

For the effecting of which our twelve tribes have been working and waiting night and day with all their hearts. And in connection with this hope I am attacked by the Jews, O king!

And when dawn was near, Paul gave them all orders to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day you have been waiting and taking no food.

But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.

And going into the harbour at Syracuse, we were waiting there for three days.

Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope:

For the strong desire of every living thing is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.

And not only so, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we have sorrow in our minds, waiting for the time when we will take our place as sons, that is, the salvation of our bodies.

But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.

Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

Now may the God who gives comfort and strength in waiting make you of the same mind with one another in harmony with Christ Jesus:

So then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.

Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

But before faith came, we were kept in prison under the law, waiting for the revelation of the faith which was to come.

For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.

For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:

Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.

At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,

And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.

But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;

So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

And so, when he had been waiting calmly for a long time, God's word to him was put into effect.

So Christ, having at his first coming taken on himself the sins of men, will be seen a second time, without sin, by those who are waiting for him, for their salvation.

And has been waiting there from that time, till all who are against him are made a foot-rest for his feet.

For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.

Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.

And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.

The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.

And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;

I have knowledge of your doings, and of your hard work and long waiting, and that you will not put up with evil men, and have put to the test those who say they are Apostles and are not, and have seen that they are false;

And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.

See, I am waiting at the door and giving the sign; if my voice comes to any man's ears and he makes the door open, I will come in to him, and will take food with him and he with me.

And took his oath by him who is living for ever and ever, who made the heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there would be no more waiting: