What Ecclesiastes 3:1 Means

Ecclesiastes 3:1

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)

What Ecclesiastes 3:1 means

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Life moves in seasons, and each has its own purpose under God's hand. The season you are in will not last forever, and knowing that can bring both patience in hard times and gratitude in good ones.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 in different translations

King James Version (KJV)To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
World English Bible (WEB)For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
American Standard Version (ASV)For everything there is a season, and a time for very purpose under heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:1 in context

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;

A prayer

Father, thank You for Ecclesiastes 3:1. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.

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