Bible verses about "using your time wisely" | Haweis

³⁴ And his lord, incensed, delivered him up to the torturers, till he should pay all that he owed him. ³⁵ Even so also will my heavenly Father do to you, except ye forgive every one of you his brother, from your hearts, their trespasses.

¹ AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the principal Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watchfully observant of him. ² And, behold, there was a certain man who had a dropsy, before him. ³ And Jesus addressing himself to the teachers of the law and the Pharisees, spake, saying, Is it lawful to perform cures on the sabbath? ⁴ And they said nothing. And he took him, and healed him, and sent him away; ⁵ and addressing them, said, Whose ass or ox is fallen into a pit, and doth he not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day? ⁶ And they were unable to answer him in opposition to these things. ⁷ Then he spake to those who were invited, a parable, when he observed how they chose the principal seats; saying unto them, ⁸ When thou art invited of any person to a marriage entertainment, recline not on the principal couch; lest a more honourable personage than thyself be invited by him; ⁹ and he that invited thee and him, coming say to thee, Yield this person the place; and so thou shalt begin with shame to go down to the lowest place. ¹⁰ But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher; then shalt thou have respect in the presence of those who are seated with thee. ¹¹ For every one who exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. ¹² Then said he also to the person who had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy relations, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also invite thee again, and a recompence be made to thee. ¹³ But when thou makest an entertainment, invite the poor, the maimed, the halt, the blind: ¹⁴ and thou shalt be blessed; because they cannot recompense thee: for a recompence shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just. ¹⁵ Then one of those who sat at table hearing these things, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. ¹⁶ And he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many: ¹⁷ and sent his servants at supper-time to say to the invited, Come; for all things are now ready. ¹⁸ And they all began with one voice to frame excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I must of necessity go and survey it: I pray thee hold me excused. ¹⁹ And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going to make a trial of them: I pray thee accept my excuse. ²⁰ And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. ²¹ And that servant returning, informed his master of these things. Then the master of the family, being highly incensed, said to his servant, Go out instantly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. ²² And the servant said, Sir, it is done as thou orderedst, and yet there is room. ²³ And the master said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and urge them to come in, that my house may be filled. ²⁴ For I say unto you, That not one man of those who were invited shall taste of my supper. ²⁵ And great multitudes followed him about: and he turned, and spoke to them, ²⁶ If any man cometh after me, and hateth not father, and mother, and wife and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. ²⁷ And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, he cannot be my disciple. ²⁸ For what man of you designing to erect a tower, doth not first sitting down calculate the expence, if he have sufficient to complete the work? ²⁹ lest haply, after having laid the foundation, and being unable to finish it, all who look upon it begin to ridicule him, ³⁰ saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. ³¹ Or what king, going forth to encounter another king in battle, doth not sit down first, and consult if he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who is coming against him with twenty thousand? ³² and if he be not, whilst he is still at a distance, he sendeth an embassy, and desires terms of peace. ³³ So then, every one of you who will not part with all his possessions, cannot be my disciple. ³⁴ Salt is good: but if the salt become insipid, by what shall it be seasoned? ³⁵ It is neither fit for the land, nor for manure; but they cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

³ Let no man deceive you in any way: because that cannot be till the apostasy come first, and the man of sin appear, the son of perdition, ⁴ who opposeth himself against, and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or is the object of adoration; so that he in the temple of God sitteth as God, exhibiting himself in public that he is God. ⁵ Do ye not remember that when I was yet with you, I told you these things? ⁶ And now ye know what withholdeth, that he may be revealed in his own time. ⁷ For the mystery of iniquity is already powerfully working; only he that withholdeth hitherto, will do so till he is removed. ⁸ And then that lawless person will appear, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming; ⁹ whose appearing is known by fanatical energy, displayed in all power, and signs, and lying miracles, ¹⁰ and in every unrighteous delusion among those who perish: in consequence of which things they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And for this cause God shall send unto them the energy of delusion, that they should believe a lie: ¹² that they all might be damned who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness. ¹³ But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath elected you from the beginning unto salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit, and faith in the truth: ¹⁴ whereunto also he called you by our gospel, in order to your acquisition of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵ Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and firmly hold the injunctions delivered to you, as ye have been taught, whether by our discourse, or by letter. ¹⁶ Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God, and Father, who hath loved us, and given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace,

¹³ Come now, ye that talk, To-day or to-morrow we will go to such a town, and do business there during one year, and traffic, and make great profits: ¹⁴ though ye know nothing of what shall be to-morrow. For what is your life? It is but a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and then vanishes away. ¹⁵ Instead of your saying, If the Lord pleases, and we are alive, then we will do this or that thing.

¹ I BESEECH you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. ² And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renovation of your mind, that you may prove by experience what is the will of God, that is good, acceptable, and perfect. ³ For, I say, by the grace which is given unto me, to every one that is among you, not to think of himself above what he ought to think; but to think soberly, as God has divided to every one the measure of faith. ⁴ For as we have in one body many members, but the members, though many, have not the same function, ⁵ so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one reciprocally members of each other. ⁶ Having then different gifts according to the grace which is given unto us, if it be prophecy, speak according to the analogy of faith; ⁷ or if the deacon's office, be active in the service; or he that teacheth, in teaching; ⁸ or he that exhorteth, in exhortation; he that distributes, let him do it with simplicity; he that presideth, with diligence; he that is employed in acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. ⁹ Let love be undissembled. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. ¹⁰ In brotherly affection be tenderly attached to each other; in honour preferring one another: ¹¹ not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord: ¹² rejoicing in hope; patient in affliction; persevering in prayer: ¹³ communicating to the wants of the saints; prompt to hospitality. ¹⁴ Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not. ¹⁵ Rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep with those that weep. ¹⁶ Be of the same mind among each other. Affect not high things, but be condescending to the lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits. ¹⁷ Render to no man evil for evil. Be provident of things laudable in the sight of all men. ¹⁸ If possible, as far as you can, be at peace with all men. ¹⁹ Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, "Vengeance belongeth to me; I will recompence, saith the Lord." ²⁰ If therefore thine enemy hunger, give him food; if he thirst, give him drink: for so doing, thou shalt heap up coals of fire on his head. ²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

²⁹ Now this I say, brethren, that the time is short. The conclusion is, that even they who have wives, should be as though they had not;

² for he saith, "In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I succoured thee." Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

¹⁵ Take heed, then, that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

¹¹ And thus do, knowing the time; for the hour is come that we should awake from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

¹⁴ though ye know nothing of what shall be to-morrow. For what is your life? It is but a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and then vanishes away.

¹⁶ redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

⁴ I have glorified thee upon earth: I have completed the work which thou gavest me to perform.

⁵ Walk wisely with regard to those without, redeeming the time.