Men Working

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you; — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

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

Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”

But let each man test his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor. — read the full passage →

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Let all that you do be done in love.

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

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you, — read the full passage →

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letteror one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; — read the full passage →

But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.”

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

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

Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God. — read the full passage →

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you 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.’”

Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”

with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

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

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.

Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.

Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. — read the full passage →

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.

I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

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