For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
Parallel translations
- WEB “In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait.
- KJV For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
- 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, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Hab 2:3–4For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
- Luke 18:8I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
- Isa 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
- Isa 60:22The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.
- Rev 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
- 2 Pet 3:8Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
- Matt 11:3to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
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