Ecclesiastes 3:1

A Time for Everything

1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

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Ecclesiastes 3:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
ESV
1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
NLT
1 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
MSG
1 There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth:
CSB
1 There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:1 In-Context

1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

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Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 11,17; Ecclesiastes 8:6
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