Hebrews 10:37
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37 For yet
“in a very little while,
the one who is coming will come and will not delay,(A)
James 5:7-9
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Patience in Suffering
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.(A) 8 You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.[a](B) 9 Brothers and sisters, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors!(C)
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- 5.8 Or is at hand
Habakkuk 2:3-4
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3 For there is still a vision for the appointed time;
it speaks of the end and does not lie.
If it seems to tarry, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.(A)
4 Look at the proud!
Their spirit is not right in them,
but the righteous live by their faithfulness.(B)
Luke 18:8
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8 I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
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Revelation 22:20
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20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!(A)
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Isaiah 60:22
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22 The least of them shall become a clan
and the smallest one a mighty nation;
I am the Lord;
in its time I will accomplish it quickly.(A)
Isaiah 26:20
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20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,
and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
until the wrath is past.(A)
2 Peter 3:8
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8 But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.(A)
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Matthew 11:3
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3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?”(A)
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