Ecclesiastes 3:1
King James Version
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
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What does Ecclesiastes 3:1 mean?
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Bible Verses About Change
Scripture for shifting seasons — the God who does not change, and makes all things new.
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Bible Verses About God's Timing
Scripture on the appointed time — a season for everything, and beauty made in due time.
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Bible Verses About Patience
Scripture for the waiting seasons — verses on patience, endurance, and trusting God's timing.
Cross-references
Other passages that echo or illuminate Ecclesiastes 3:1.
- Ecclesiastes 3:11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
- Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
- Psalm 31:15My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
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The Book of Ecclesiastes — summary, themes & key verses
An honest search for meaning — and where lasting purpose is finally found.
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