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Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

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

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

After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. — read the full passage →

And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

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

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

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, and of the skilful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those that devise skilful works.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. — read the full passage →

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, — read the full passage →

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. — read the full passage →

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

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.

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

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought; for by their trade they were tentmakers.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.

Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. — read the full passage →

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. — read the full passage →

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called. — read the full passage →

She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. — read the full passage →

She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

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

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, — read the full passage →

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

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, — read the full passage →

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. — read the full passage →

According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.

For we are God’s fellow-workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building. — read the full passage →

For we are God’s fellow-workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. — read the full passage →

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. — read the full passage →

And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. — read the full passage →

And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. — read the full passage →

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. — read the full passage →

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

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? — read the full passage →

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. — read the full passage →

Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels. — read the full passage →

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. — read the full passage →

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. — read the full passage →

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

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

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

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord. — read the full passage →

So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: — read the full passage →

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men. — read the full passage →

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more. — read the full passage →

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. — read the full passage →

let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law.

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.

Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.

Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus,

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ:

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ: — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately.

And Paul, having tarried after this yet many days, took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila: having shorn his head in Cenchreæ; for he had a vow.