Not Working

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.

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 such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat; — read the full passage →

for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

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 →

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

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 →

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,

A little sleep--a little slumber--A little folding of the hands to lie down. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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!

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

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.'

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.'

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

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

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

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

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer. — read the full passage →

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,

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

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.

let all your things be done in love.

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

The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to 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,

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

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

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.

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

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

Six days is work done, and on the seventh day there is to you a holy <FI>day<Fi> , a sabbath of rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in it is put to death;

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

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked. — read the full passage →

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

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.

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;

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

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

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 →

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 →

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;

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.

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.

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

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

six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,

As for you, ye devised against me evil--God devised it for good, in order to do as <FI>at<Fi> this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you--doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

Let no one, then, judge you in eating or in drinking, or in respect of a feast, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths,

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house, — read the full passage →

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, — read the full passage →

for ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God;

for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,

or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority--not to work?

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

Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart, — read the full passage →

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

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

For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!

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?

and ye, be ye strong, and let not your hands be feeble, for there is a reward for your work.'

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

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 →

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.

thou dost certainly give to him, and thy heart is not sad in thy giving to him, for because of this thing doth Jehovah thy God bless thee in all thy works, and in every putting forth of thy hand;

And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host; — read the full passage →

I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars, — read the full passage →

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

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

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

on every first <FI>day<Fi> of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

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.' — read the full passage →

`And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,

concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility, — read the full passage →

Let no one, then, judge you in eating or in drinking, or in respect of a feast, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths, — read the full passage →

and labour, working with <FI>our<Fi> own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer; — read the full passage →

One doth judge one day above another, and another doth judge every day <FI>alike<Fi> ; let each in his own mind be fully assured.

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

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

and he said, `The things impossible with men are possible with God.'

And it came to pass--he is going along on the sabbaths through the corn-fields--and his disciples began to make a way, plucking the ears, — read the full passage →

`For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard, — read the full passage →

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

If thou dost turn from the sabbath thy foot, Doing thine own pleasure on My holy day, And hast cried to the sabbath, `A delight,' To the holy of Jehovah, `Honoured,' And hast honoured it, without doing thine own ways, Without finding thine own pleasure, And speaking a word. — read the full passage →