Hard Work

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

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat. — read the full passage →

Do all things without murmurings and questionings: — read the full passage →

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you; — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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

knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity, — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; — read the full passage →

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

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

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

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. — read the full passage →

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.

Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. — read the full passage →

Salute Tryphæna and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.

Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →

so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole prætorian guard, and to all the rest; — read the full passage →

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

but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called To-day; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin: — read the full passage →

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. — read the full passage →