Quotes about Expectation
When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
— Luke 17:20
Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
— Luke 17:22
While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
— Luke 19:11
When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
— Luke 21:28
And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
— Luke 22:68
When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
— Luke 23:8
But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
— Luke 24:21
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
— John 3:24
They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
— John 11:56
In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”
— John 16:16
So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
— Acts 1:6
When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
— Acts 1:13