50 Bible Verses About Waiting on the Lord from the Gospels of Jesus

I’ve carefully compiled 50 verses or passages that reflect patience, trust, reliance, and divine timing—core aspects of waiting on God. Some verses imply waiting through faith, prayer, or trust in God’s timing, as direct phrases may not always appear.

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50 Bible Verses on Waiting on the Lord (Gospels, NKJV)

1. Matthew 6:33 – "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."

2. Matthew 7:7 – "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."

3. Matthew 8:10 – "When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!'"

4. Matthew 9:29 – "Then He touched their eyes, saying, 'According to your faith let it be to you.'"

5. Matthew 11:28-30 – "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

6. Matthew 13:16 – "But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear."

7. Matthew 17:20 – "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."

8. Matthew 18:19-20 – "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven."

9. Matthew 21:22 – "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

10. Matthew 25:13 – "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming."

11. Mark 4:24 – "Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given."

12. Mark 9:23 – "Jesus said to him, 'If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.'"

13. Mark 11:24 – "Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them."

14. Mark 13:33 – "Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is."

15. Mark 14:38 – "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

16. Luke 1:37 – "For with God nothing will be impossible."

17. Luke 1:45 – "Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord."

18. Luke 2:25-32 – "Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon… led by the Spirit, he came in the temple. … Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word."

19. Luke 4:18-19 – "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me… to set at liberty those who are oppressed."

20. Luke 6:38 – "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over."

21. Luke 8:50 – "But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, 'Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.'"

22. Luke 10:19 – "Behold, I give you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy."

23. Luke 12:27-28 – "Consider the lilies, how they grow… if God so clothes the grass of the field, will He not much more clothe you?"

24. Luke 12:31-32 – "But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you."

25. Luke 18:1 – "Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart."

26. Luke 18:27 – "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."

27. Luke 21:36 – "Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass."

28. John 4:13-14 – "Jesus answered and said to her, 'Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst.'"

29. John 5:19 – "Then Jesus answered and said to them, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do.'"

30. John 6:35 – "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst."

31. John 7:38 – "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."

32. John 8:12 – "Then Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.'"

33. John 10:27 – "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me."

34. John 11:25-26 – "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live."

35. John 12:46 – "I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness."

36. John 14:1 – "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me."

37. John 14:27 – "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

38. John 15:4-5 – "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine… you can do nothing."

39. John 15:7 – "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you."

40. John 16:33 – "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

41. John 17:17 – "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth."

42. John 20:29 – "Jesus said to him, 'Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.'"

43. Matthew 26:41 – "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

44. Luke 21:19 – "By your patience possess your souls."

45. Matthew 24:42 – "Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming."

46. Luke 2:25 – "And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout."

47. Luke 18:8 – "When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?"

48. Matthew 17:21 – "However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."

49. Matthew 26:41 – "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation."

50. Luke 12:37 – "Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching."

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✅ Summary of Key Themes

• Faith in God’s timing: Trusting His plan even when answers seem delayed.

• Persistent prayer: Keep seeking, asking, and knocking.

• Abiding in Christ: Waiting is active through trust, obedience, and prayer.

• Spiritual vigilance: Watching and staying alert demonstrates readiness.

• Patience and perseverance: Endurance builds reward and spiritual maturity.

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