Industriousness

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

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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.

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, — read the full passage →

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 the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. — read the full passage →

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

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

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

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

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. — read the full passage →

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

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 →

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; — read the full passage →

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

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

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, — read the full passage →

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →

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

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? — read the full passage →

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; — read the full passage →

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, — read the full passage →

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; — read the full passage →

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. — read the full passage →

A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. — read the full passage →

Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens. — read the full passage →

And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. — read the full passage →

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. — read the full passage →

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →