Finishing What You Start

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

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

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago. — read the full passage →

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

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

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

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

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

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us 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 fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. — read the full passage →

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.

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

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they 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 commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those 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 am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants 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 unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

I press toward the mark for 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 the ghost.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. — read the full passage →

For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who 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, deceiving your own selves.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, 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.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

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

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord 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, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, 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 just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

For by grace are ye 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 were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. — read the full passage →

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected 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, that wine was before him: and 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 →

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate 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 the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto 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 →

Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. — read the full passage →

Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, 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 in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

But now thus saith the Lord 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 upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, 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 which 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 hath not works, is dead, being alone.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. — read the full passage →

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

The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us 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 a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through 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 there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

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

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also 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 the gospel.

Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, 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 boldness of his face shall be changed. — read the full passage →

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

Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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