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

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.

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 →

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 →

And after these things, Paul having departed out of Athens, came to Corinth, — read the full passage →

and let them learn--ours also--to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

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

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

He hath filled them with wisdom of heart to do every work, of engraver, and designer, and embroiderer (in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in linen), and weaver, who do any work, and of designers of designs.

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

`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, — read the full passage →

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.

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 Jehovah speaketh 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 Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

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

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

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

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

She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh <FI>with<Fi> her hands. — read the full passage →

and I fill him <FI>with<Fi> the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work, — 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 →

`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,

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 being stumbled at him.

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

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled <FI>with<Fi> poverty.

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

and ye yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, minister did these hands; — read the full passage →

Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit; — read the full passage →

The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field--go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

Each in the calling in which he was called--in this let him remain; — read the full passage →

She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. — read the full passage →

Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.

And he said unto them, `Why <FI>is it<Fi> that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

if not, as God did distribute to each, as the Lord hath called each--so let him walk; and thus in all the assemblies do I direct:

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

And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food, — read the full passage →

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

Call upon you, then, do I--the prisoner of the Lord--to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called, — read the full passage →

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;

What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him? — read the full passage →

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; — read the full passage →

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

And there are diversities of gifts, and the same Spirit; — read the full passage →

According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master-builder, a foundation I have laid, and another doth build on <FI>it<Fi> ,

for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are. — read the full passage →

for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.

When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, `Simon, <FI>son<Fi> of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Feed my lambs.' — read the full passage →

if my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love;

God <FI>is<Fi> a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'

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.

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 man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return, — read the full passage →

And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, `Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;' — read the full passage →

And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, `Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;' — read the full passage →

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth; — 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 →

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

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea--for they were fishers-- — read the full passage →

and I go down <FI>to<Fi> the potter's house, and lo, he is doing a work on the stones, — read the full passage →

She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh <FI>with<Fi> her hands. — read the full passage →

She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh <FI>with<Fi> her hands. — 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 →

From the fruit of the mouth <FI>is<Fi> one satisfied <FI>with<Fi> good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

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

What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him? — read the full passage →

for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his reward.'

Because of this also, we--we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

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

So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out,

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

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers,

wherefore, he saith, `Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' -- — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;

So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more; — read the full passage →

Salute you do the assemblies of Asia; salute you much in the Lord do Aquilas and Priscilla, with the assembly in their house;

for since through man <FI>is<Fi> the death, also through man <FI>is<Fi> a rising again of the dead, — read the full passage →

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

and every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, doth dishonour her own head, for it is one and the same thing with her being shaven,

salute Andronicus and Junias, my kindred, and my fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.

Salute Priscilla and Aquilas, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus--

And I commend you to Phebe our sister--being a ministrant of the assembly that <FI>is<Fi> in Cenchrea--

And I commend you to Phebe our sister--being a ministrant of the assembly that <FI>is<Fi> in Cenchrea-- — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit; — read the full passage →

much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;

this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to <FI>them<Fi> , and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,

And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria--and with him <FI>are<Fi> Priscilla and Aquilas--having shorn <FI>his<Fi> head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;