Not Working

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

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.

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. — read the full passage →

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

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

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

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

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

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

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

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

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

The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.

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 →

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

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

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands.

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

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.’”

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.”

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live. — read the full passage →

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

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction. — read the full passage →

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 we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

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.

Let all that you do be done in love.

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

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

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;

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

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.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers, or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates.

‘Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. — read the full passage →

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

To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and ate from the tree, about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ the ground is cursed for your sake. You will eat from it with much labor all the days of your life. — read the full passage →

God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

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.

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

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

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 →

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 →

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.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

You shall labor six days, and do all your work,

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.

Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; — read the full passage →

Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house. — read the full passage →

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, — read the full passage →

For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?

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

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding. — read the full passage →

For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

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

For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies, says the Lord Yahweh: therefore turn yourselves, and live.

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.”

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

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 →

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

You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.

The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished. — read the full passage →

“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false. — read the full passage →

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

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.

whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus; — read the full passage →

On the first day of the week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

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.” — read the full passage →

Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from house to house.

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility, — read the full passage →

Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day, — read the full passage →

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure. — read the full passage →

One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; — read the full passage →

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain. — read the full passage →

“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. — read the full passage →

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

“If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, and the holy of Yahweh honorable; and shall honor it, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words: — read the full passage →