# Where is “For such a time as this” in the Bible?

> “For such a time as this” is Esther 4:14.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/for-such-a-time-as-this
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Mordecai says it in a message to his cousin, Queen Esther.

## The verse

> For if you insist on keeping silent at this time, relief and rescue will come for the Jews from somewhere else, but you and your father’s household will perish. And who knows whether it was for a time like this that you came into royal power?”
>
> — [Esther 4:14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/esther/4#14) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently.

## What it means there

A royal order had been issued to kill the Jews of Persia, and Esther could be put to death for going to the king unasked. Mordecai says rescue will come from somewhere, and asks whether this is the reason she became queen.

## Common questions

### Where is “For such a time as this” in the Bible?

“For such a time as this” is Esther 4:14. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Mordecai says it in a message to his cousin, Queen Esther.

### Is “For such a time as this” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Esther 4:14. In the Lumin Translation, Esther 4:14 reads: “For if you insist on keeping silent at this time, relief and rescue will come for the Jews from somewhere else, but you and your father’s household will perish. And who knows whether it was for a time like this that you came into royal…”

### Who said “For such a time as this”?

Mordecai says it in a message to his cousin, Queen Esther.

### What does “For such a time as this” mean in the Bible?

A royal order had been issued to kill the Jews of Persia, and Esther could be put to death for going to the king unasked. Mordecai says rescue will come from somewhere, and asks whether this is the reason she became queen.

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