Working For God

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

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

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

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

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

And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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

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

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

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

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

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.

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.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

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

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

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

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; — read the full passage →

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.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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

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

in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity, — read the full passage →

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye 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.

for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — 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 →

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

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: — read the full passage →

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hastyhastethonly to want.

Let all that ye do be done in love.

But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor. — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

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

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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

For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

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

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

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 without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. — read the full passage →

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

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

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

Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

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

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

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. — read the full passage →

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

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

with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

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

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion. — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

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

Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same?

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

but she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as 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 →

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

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

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