Finishing What You Start

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

But now complete the doing also; that as there was the readiness to will, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.

And herein I give my judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will. — read the full passage →

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it? — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifthdayofthe monthElul, in fifty and two days. — read the full passage →

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

For a full end, and that determined, will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward. — read the full passage →

And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, — read the full passage →

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. — read the full passage →

for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now;

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. — read the full passage →

If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: — read the full passage →

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

After this Jesus, knowing that all things are now finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst. — read the full passage →

But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; And thy paths drop fatness.

And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. — read the full passage →

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

That good thing which was committed unto thee guard through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.

for I know your readiness, of which I glory on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past; and your zeal hath stirred up very many of them.

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house. — read the full passage →

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, — read the full passage →

But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him. — read the full passage →

Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. — read the full passage →

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. — read the full passage →

Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid;

These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that the Son may glorify thee: — read the full passage →

and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel.

Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon, — read the full passage →

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. — read the full passage →

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men: — read the full passage →

Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;