Verse
Ecclesiastes 3:1 — To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”
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The verses around Ecclesiastes 3:1.
1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Verse explanation
The poem that opens this chapter, with its list of opposites like “a time to be born, and a time to die,” is one of the best-known passages in the book, quoted even outside religious contexts. It describes life as a succession of fitting moments, each one in its proper time.
From the Ecclesiastes 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Tudo tem o seu tempo determinado, e todo o proposito debaixo do céu tem o seu tempo:
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Para todas as coisas há um tempo determinado, e todo propósito abaixo do céu [tem seu] tempo.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Todo tiene su propio tiempo. Hay una hora para todo lo que sucede aquí:
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In other languages: Português (Eclesiastes 3:1) · Español (Eclesiastés 3:1)
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