Not Working

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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.

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. — read the full passage →

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. — read the full passage →

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: — read the full passage →

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

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. — read the full passage →

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — read the full passage →

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. — 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 we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

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

Let all your things be done with charity.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

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

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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

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

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. — read the full passage →

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — read the full passage →

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: — read the full passage →

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. — read the full passage →

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

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

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. — 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: — read the full passage →

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. — read the full passage →

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. — read the full passage →

For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

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 →

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: — read the full passage →

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. — read the full passage →

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. — read the full passage →

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, — read the full passage →

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: — read the full passage →

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: — read the full passage →

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. — read the full passage →

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. — read the full passage →

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: — read the full passage →