Workers

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.

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

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

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

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

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.’”

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Let all that you do be done in love.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 →

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. — read the full passage →

Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

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

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

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

Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?

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

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

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

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting; — read the full passage →

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.

Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn’t the law also say the same thing?

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. — read the full passage →

Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.

Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.

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.

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

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. — read the full passage →

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

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

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

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

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.”

“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 →

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

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;

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

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

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

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 →

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.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. — read the full passage →

You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”

“‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. “‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

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

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. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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.

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 →

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

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

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 →

Do all things without murmurings and disputes, — 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.

For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building.

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

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →

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

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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.

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul: — read the full passage →

Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — 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.

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

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

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

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →