Haggai 1:8 directly answers the excuse—God commands them to go up, get timber, and build, reversing their delay.

Ezra 4:23 describes the forced stoppage of temple work — the historical cause behind the people's claim that the time hasn't come.

Ezra 4:24 dates the work stoppage until the second year of Darius — the exact setting of Haggai 1:2's complaint.

Ezra 5:1 names Haggai and Zechariah as the prophets prophesying at this time — confirming the context of Haggai 1:2.

Ezra 5:2 records Zerubbabel and Jeshua beginning to build — the positive response to Haggai's call after the delay in Haggai 1:2.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 urges doing your work with all your might now, contrasting the people's 'not yet' excuse with immediate action.

Ecclesiastes 11:4 warns that waiting for perfect conditions leads to inaction—exactly the excuse the people make for not rebuilding.

Matthew 6:33 says seek God’s kingdom first. The people prioritized their own homes over God’s house, failing to seek Him first.

Matthew 8:21 shows a disciple asking to delay following Jesus. Like Haggai’s people, he makes an excuse to put off God’s call.

In Luke 9:59, the man's excuse 'let me first bury my father' parallels the people's 'not yet' — both delay answering God's call.

In Acts 24:25, Felix's 'go away for now, I will call you' mirrors the people's procrastination — putting off responding to God.

Proverbs 22:13 shows the sluggard's excuse of a lion outside — directly parallels the people's excuse about timing in Haggai 1:2.

Proverbs 26:13-16 expands the sluggard's excuse — a proverbial parallel to the people's delay in Haggai 1:2.

Matthew 25:18 describes a servant hiding his talent—inaction out of fear or sloth, similar to the people not using resources to build God’s house.