Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Delay’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Delay’ occurs 44 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 24:56 “Do not be willing,” he said, “to delay me, for the Lord has directed my way. Release me, so that I may journey to my lord.”Genesis 24:56
Genesis 34:19 Neither did the young man cause any delay; in fact he immediately fulfilled what was requested. For he loved the girl very much, and he was well-known throughout his father’s house.Genesis 34:19
Genesis 43:10 If a delay had not intervened, by now we would have returned here a second time.”Genesis 43:10
Genesis 45:9 Hurry, and go up to my father, and say to him: ‘Your son Joseph commands this: God has caused me to be lord of the entire land of Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay,Genesis 45:9
Number of the word / term Delay in Genesis: 4
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 12:39 And they baked the bread, which a little while ago they had taken out of Egypt as dough. And they made unleavened bread baked under ashes. For it was not able to be leavened, with the Egyptians compelling them to leave and not permitting them to cause any delay. Neither did they have occasion to prepare any meat.Exodus 12:39
Exodus 22:29 You shall not delay in paying your tithes and your first-fruits. You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.Exodus 22:29
Exodus 32:1 Then the people, seeing that Moses made a delay in descending from the mountain, gathered together against Aaron, and said: “Rise up, make us gods, who may go before us. But as for this man Moses, who led us away from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has befallen him.”Exodus 32:1
Number of the word / term Delay in Exodus: 3
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 19:13 You shall not slander your neighbor, nor shall you oppress him by violence. The wages of a hired hand, you shall not delay with you until tomorrow.Leviticus 19:13
Number of the word / term Delay in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 7:10 and promptly repaying those who hate him, so as to utterly ruin them, without further delay, quickly rendering to them what they deserve.Deuteronomy 7:10
Deuteronomy 23:21 When you have made a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not be late in paying it. For the Lord your God demands it. And if you delay, it shall be imputed to you as a sin.Deuteronomy 23:21
Deuteronomy 32:27 But because of the wrath of the enemies, I have delayed it. Otherwise, perhaps their enemies would be arrogant and would say: “Our exalted hand, and not the Lord, has done all these things.”Deuteronomy 32:27
Number of the word / term Delay in Deuteronomy: 3
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Judges
Judges 5:28 His mother gazed through a window and wailed. And she spoke from an upper room: ‘Why does his chariot delay in returning? Why are the feet of his team of horses so slow?’Judges 5:28
Judges 11:17 And he sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Permit me to pass through your land.’ But he was not willing to agree to his petition. Likewise, he sent to the king of Moab, who also refused to offer him passage. And so he delayed in Kadesh,Judges 11:17
Judges 18:9 “Rise up. Let us ascend to them. For we have seen that the land is very wealthy and fruitful. Do not delay; do not refrain. Let us go out and possess it. There will be no difficulty.Judges 18:9
Number of the word / term Delay in Judges: 3
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 17:16 Now therefore, send quickly, and report to David, saying: ‘You shall not stay this night in the plains of the desert. Instead, without delay, go across. Otherwise the king may be engulfed, and all the people who are with him.’ ”2 Samuel 17:16
2 Samuel 20:5 Therefore, Amasa went away, so that he might summon Judah. But he delayed beyond the agreed time that the king had appointed to him.2 Samuel 20:5
Number of the word / term Delay in 2 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 4:24 And she saddled a donkey, and she instructed her servant: “Drive, and hurry on. You shall cause no delay for me in departing. And do whatever I instruct you to do.”2 Kings 4:24
Number of the word / term Delay in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are sojourners and new arrivals before you, as all our fathers were. Our days upon the earth are like a shadow, and there is no delay.1 Chronicles 29:15
Number of the word / term Delay in 1 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 7:21 and by me. I, king Artaxerxes, have appointed and decreed to all the keepers of the public treasury, those who are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra, the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall ask of you, you shall provide it without delay,Ezra 7:21
Number of the word / term Delay in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Esther
Esther 4:11 “All the servants of the king and all the provinces that are under his realm understand that anyone, whether man or woman, who enters the king’s inner court, who has not been summoned, is immediately to be put to death without any delay, unless the king should happen to extend the golden scepter to him, as a sign of clemency, so that he will be able to live. How then can I go in to the king, when, for thirty days now, I have not been called to him?”Esther 4:11
Number of the word / term Delay in Esther: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 40:17 But I am a beggar and poor. The Lord has been concerned about me. You are my helper and my protector. My God, do not delay.Psalm 40:17
Psalm 70:5 I am truly destitute and poor. O God, assist me. You are my helper and my deliverer. O Lord, do not delay.Psalm 70:5
Number of the word / term Delay in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 13:12 Hope, when it is delayed, afflicts the soul. The arrival of the desired is a tree of life.Proverbs 13:12
Number of the word / term Delay in Proverbs: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 5:4 If you have vowed anything to God, you should not delay to repay it. And whatever you have vowed, render it. But an unfaithful and foolish promise displeases him.Ecclesiastes 5:4
Number of the word / term Delay in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 46:13 I have brought my justice near. It will not be far away, and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation in Zion, and my glory in Israel.Isaiah 46:13
Number of the word / term Delay in Isaiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 12:25 For I, the Lord, will speak. And whatever word I will speak, it shall be done, and it shall not be delayed any more. Instead, in your days, O provoking house, I will speak a word and do it, says the Lord God.”Ezekiel 12:25
Ezekiel 12:28 Because of this, say to them: Thus says the Lord God: No word of mine will be delayed any longer. The word that I will speak will be fulfilled, says the Lord God.”Ezekiel 12:28
Number of the word / term Delay in Ezekiel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, in fury and in wrath, commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego should be brought, and so, without delay, they were brought before the king.Daniel 3:13
Daniel 9:19 Heed, O Lord. Be pleased, O Lord. Turn and act. Do not delay, for your own sake, O my God, because your name is invoked over your city and over your people.”Daniel 9:19
Number of the word / term Delay in Daniel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Habakkuk
Habakkuk 2:3 For as yet the vision is far off, and it will appear in the end, and it will not lie. If it expresses any delay, wait for it. For it is arriving and it will arrive, and it will not be hindered.Habakkuk 2:3
Number of the word / term Delay in Habakkuk: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 24:48 But if that evil servant has said in his heart, ‘My lord has been delayed in returning,’Matthew 24:48
Matthew 25:5 Since the bridegroom was delayed, they all fell asleep, and they were sleeping.Matthew 25:5
Number of the word / term Delay in Matthew: 2
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Mark
Mark 6:45 And without delay he urged his disciples to climb into the boat, so that they might precede him across the sea to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the people.Mark 6:45
Number of the word / term Delay in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Luke
Luke 1:21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah. And they wondered why he was being delayed in the temple.Luke 1:21
Luke 12:45 But if that servant will have said in his heart, ‘My Lord has made a delay in his return,’ and if he has begun to strike the men and women servants, and to eat and drink, and to be inebriated,Luke 12:45
Luke 19:11 As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.Luke 19:11
Number of the word / term Delay in Luke: 3
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book John
John 13:32 If God has been glorified in him, then God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him without delay.John 13:32
Number of the word / term Delay in John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Acts
Acts 20:16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not be delayed in Asia. For he was hurrying so that, if it were possible for him, he might observe the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.Acts 20:16
Acts 21:10 And while we were delayed for some days, a certain prophet from Judea, named Agabus, arrived.Acts 21:10
Acts 25:17 Therefore, when they had arrived here, without any delay, on the following day, sitting in the judgment seat, I ordered the man to be brought.Acts 25:17
Acts 28:12 And when we had arrived at Syracuse, we were delayed there for three days.Acts 28:12
Number of the word / term Delay in Acts: 4
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 3:15 But, if I am delayed, you should know the manner in which it is necessary to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and the foundation of truth.1 Timothy 3:15
Number of the word / term Delay in 1 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 10:37 “For, in a little while, and somewhat longer, he who is to come will return, and he will not delay.Hebrews 10:37
Number of the word / term Delay in Hebrews: 1
Bible passages with ‘Delay’ in the book 2 Peter
2 Peter 2:3 And in avarice, they will negotiate about you with false words. Their judgment, in the near future, is not delayed, and their perdition does not sleep.2 Peter 2:3
Number of the word / term ‘Delay’ in 2 Peter: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 44
