Working For God

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

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

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

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

And let the beauty 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 with God nothing shall be impossible.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

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

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Wherefore, my beloved, 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 the grave, whither thou goest.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants 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 be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, — read the full passage →

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, 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 own hands, as we commanded you; — read the full passage →

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Yet a 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 of every one that is hasty only to want.

Let all your things be done with charity.

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. — read the full passage →

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

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

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were 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 my Father.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. — read the full passage →

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

For ye are dead, 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 sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →

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

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

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the Lord your God.

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

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting 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 to the Lord, and not to 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, deceiving your own selves.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; — read the full passage →

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

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 fowl of the air, 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 subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and 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 labour; this is the gift of God.

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

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

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

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

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

So I returned, and considered 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 which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

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

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. — read the full passage →