Ecclesiastes 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: ”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To everything--a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens: ”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To all things there is an appointed time, and a time to euery purpose vnder the heauen.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:1 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3

1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

Read the full chapter: Ecclesiastes 3 — All Have Sinned and Fall Short of the Glory of God →

What Does Ecclesiastes 3:1 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 3:1 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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