Lexicon :: Strong's G2540 - kairos

Suddenly they shouted, “What do you have to do with us,[fn] Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time? ”

At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.

At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain.

“Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I’ll tell the reapers: Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to burn them, but collect the wheat in my barn.’ ”

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus.

“And in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.’ You[fn] know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times.[fn]

“When the time came to harvest fruit, he sent his servants to the farmers to collect his fruit.

“He will completely destroy those terrible men,” they told him, “and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his fruit at the harvest.”

“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?

“Go into the city to a certain man,” he said, “and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time is near; I am celebrating the Passover at your place[fn] with my disciples.’ ”

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news! ”

“who will not receive a hundred times more, now at this time ​— ​houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions ​— ​and eternal life in the age to come.

Seeing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to find out if there was anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season for figs.

“At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from them.

“Watch! Be alert![fn] For you don’t know when the time is coming.

“Now listen. You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

After the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.

“And the seed on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and fall away in a time of testing.

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?

“Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this present time?

At that time, some people came and reported to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

“who will not receive many times more at this time, and eternal life in the age to come.”

“They will crush you and your children among you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in your midst, because you did not recognize the time when God visited you.”

“At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

Then he said, “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them.

“They will be killed by the sword[fn] and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles[fn] until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

“But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength[fn] to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Jesus told them, “My time has not yet arrived, but your time is always at hand.

“Go up to the festival yourselves. I’m not going up to this festival,[fn] because my time has not yet fully come.”

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

“Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,

“At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in God’s sight. He was cared for in his father’s home for three months.

About that time King Herod violently attacked some who belonged to the church,

“Now, look, the Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

“although he did not leave himself without a witness, since he did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.”

“From one man[fn] he has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live.

About that time there was a major disturbance about the Way.

Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Leave for now, but when I have an opportunity I’ll call for you.”

God presented him to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so that he would be just and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

For while we were still helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.

For this is the statement of the promise: At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.

In the same way, then, there is also at the present time a remnant chosen by grace.

Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you[fn] to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.

Do not deprive one another ​— ​except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to[fn] prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,

For he says:

At an acceptable time I listened to you,

and in the day of salvation I helped you.

See, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation!

At the present time your surplus is available for their need, so that their abundance may in turn meet your need, in order that there may be equality.