“In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait.
Parallel translations
- KJV For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
- BSB For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
- NKJV “For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.
- NASB For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
- NLT “For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.
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Quick answer
In just a little while the one who is coming will come and not delay. Christ's return is certain and near.
Overview
Quoting Habakkuk 2:3 (with Isaiah 26:20), the author assures readers that the coming One, Christ, will return soon and without delay. This imminent expectation encourages endurance: the wait, however hard, is short in light of Christ's sure coming. Hope in his return sustains faithful perseverance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Jas 5:7–9Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
- Hab 2:3–4For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
- Luke 18:8I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
- Isa 26:20Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.
- Isa 60:22The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”
- Rev 22:20He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.
- 2 Pet 3:8But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
- Matt 11:3and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”
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