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For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; Buthe that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when wefirstbelieved.

But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. — read the full passage →

Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; — read the full passage →

But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. — read the full passage →

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? — read the full passage →

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. — read the full passage →

for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hastyhastethonly to want.

I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

By faith Noah, being warned of God concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.

Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God. — read the full passage →

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.

Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

Go ye up unto the feast: I go not up unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.

Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. — read the full passage →

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: — read the full passage →

Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.

He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.

And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. — read the full passage →

But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you. — read the full passage →

Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.

Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

[And they went every man unto his own house: — read the full passage →

And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass. — read the full passage →

He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

And the voice of harpers and minstrels and flute-players and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft, shall be found any more at all in thee; and the voice of a mill shall be heard no more at all in thee;

And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus:

Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.

and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. — read the full passage →

For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.

For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise. — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them; — read the full passage →

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them; — read the full passage →

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.

Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. — read the full passage →

Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. — read the full passage →

Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. — read the full passage →

We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man took him; because his hour was not yet come.

In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered. — read the full passage →

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused. — read the full passage →

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are; — read the full passage →

Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. — read the full passage →

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth; — read the full passage →

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season? — read the full passage →

Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment: — read the full passage →

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor. — read the full passage →

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.

While I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me.

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. — read the full passage →

Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.