Ecclesiastes 3:1

New Century Version

There is a time for everything, and everything on earth has its special season.

Cross References

2 Kings 5:26

But Elisha said to him, “My spirit was with you. I knew when the man turned from his chariot to meet you. This isn’t a time to take money, clothes, olives, grapes, sheep, oxen, male servants, or female servants.

2 Chronicles 33:12

As Manasseh suffered, he begged the Lord his God for help and humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

Proverbs 15:23

People enjoy giving good advice. Saying the right word at the right time is so pleasing.

Proverbs 24:27

First, finish your outside work and prepare your fields. After that, you can build your house.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I decided to use my wisdom to learn about everything that happens on earth. I learned that God has given us terrible things to face.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

So I hated life. It made me sad to think that everything here on earth is useless, like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I said to myself, God has planned a time for every thing and every action, so he will judge both good people and bad.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember: God gives good times and hard times, and no one knows what tomorrow will bring.

Jeremiah 46:17

In their homelands those soldiers called out, ‘The king of Egypt is only a lot of noise. He missed his chance for glory!’ ”

Matthew 16:3

And in the morning you say that it will be a rainy day, because the sky is dark and red. You see these signs in the sky and know what they mean. In the same way, you see the things that I am doing now, but you don’t know their meaning.