Men Working

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 Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

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--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you, — read the full passage →

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,

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer.

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

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,

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

And let the pleasantness of Jehovah our God be upon us, And the work of our hands establish on us, Yea, the work of our hands establish it!

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

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

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 →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.

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

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.

work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal--<FI> even<Fi> God.'

and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the other, — read the full passage →

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life, — read the full passage →

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

and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

let all your things be done in love.

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, — read the full passage →

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

Every saying of God <FI>is<Fi> tried, A shield He <FI>is<Fi> to those trusting in Him. — read the full passage →

And he goeth up thence to Beth-El, and he is going up in the way, and little youths have come out from the city, and scoff at him, and say to him, `Go up, bald-head! go up, bald-head!' — read the full passage →

for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

for yourselves have known how it behoveth <FI>you<Fi> to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you; — read the full passage →

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie;

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; — read the full passage →

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes--be satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread.

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

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

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth--

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

`Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it; — read the full passage →

The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God; — read the full passage →

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

And Jesus answered him, saying, `It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. — read the full passage →

And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed <FI>is<Fi> the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life, — read the full passage →

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it <FI>is<Fi> from the hand of God.

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

`Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates;

through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,

and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that <FI>is<Fi> towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that <FI>is<Fi> with me;

Lo, that which I have seen: <FI>It is<Fi> good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it <FI> is<Fi> his portion.

and labour, working with <FI>our<Fi> own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day the sixth.

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

Lo, that which I have seen: <FI>It is<Fi> good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it <FI> is<Fi> his portion. — read the full passage →

Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it <FI>is<Fi> his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

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

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

`Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do--that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

and who <FI>is<Fi> he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

there doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God, — read the full passage →

And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity and vexation of spirit.

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

`And in your reaping the harvest of your land thou dost not complete the corner of thy field in thy reaping, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I Jehovah <FI> am<Fi> your God.'

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

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;

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

The blessing of Jehovah--it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

And Jehovah God formeth the man--dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

I did glorify Thee on the earth, the work I did finish that Thou hast given me, that I may do <FI>it<Fi> .

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

Whoso is gathering in summer <FI>is<Fi> a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest <FI>is<Fi> a son causing shame.

The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy <FI>art<Fi> thou, and good <FI>is<Fi> to thee.