Laziness

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

And Jesus answered them, `My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working, — read the full passage →

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

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

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

have ye not known that those running in a race--all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain; — read the full passage →

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter! — read the full passage →

But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror, — read the full passage →

it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: --

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,

having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance--for the Lord Christ ye serve;

and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

`And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter; — read the full passage →

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering; — read the full passage →

redeeming the time, because the days are evil;

Here is endurance of the saints: here <FI>are<Fi> those keeping the commands of God, and the faith of Jesus.'

sober, pure, keepers of <FI>their own<Fi> houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

for ye do it also to all the brethren who <FI>are<Fi> in all Macedonia; and we call upon you, brethren, to abound still more, — read the full passage →

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I--I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Neither become ye idolaters, as certain of them, as it hath been written, `The people sat down to eat and to drink, and stood up to play;'

and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul--according to the wisdom given to him--did write to you, — read the full passage →

if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or--I do speak from myself.

For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

`And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

Because of this also, we--we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →

(and if any one his own house <FI>how<Fi> to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

in wisdom walk ye toward those without, the time forestalling;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees set ye up;