Romans 12:11

Living In Love

¹⁰ as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other: ¹¹ as to diligent zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord. ¹² As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering:

Holy Spirit

In the Spirit

Serve the Lord

To the Lord

Acts 18:25

He was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in his spirit, he spoke and taught exactly the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.

Ephesians 4:28

Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with his hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.

Hebrews 6:10-11

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering.

Exodus 5:17

And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

Proverbs 6:6-9

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:

Proverbs 10:26

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

Proverbs 13:4

A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 18:9

He also who is indolent in his work is brother of the destroyer.

Proverbs 22:29

Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

Proverbs 26:13-16

The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!

Ecclesiastes 9:10

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

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are all of them blind, they are without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber:

Matthew 24:12

and because lawlessness shall prevail, the love of the most shall grow cold;

Matthew 25:26

And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;

Acts 20:19

serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

Acts 20:34-35

Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

1 Corinthians 7:22

For the bondman that is called in the Lord is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman being called is Christ's bondman.

Ephesians 6:5-8

Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;

Colossians 3:22-24

Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, give to bondmen what is just and fair, knowing that ye also have a Master in the heavens.

Colossians 4:12-13

Epaphras, who is one of you, the bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands, even as we charged you,

2 Thessalonians 3:6-12

Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.

1 Timothy 5:13

And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking things not becoming.

Titus 2:9-10

bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;

Hebrews 12:28

Wherefore let us, receiving a kingdom not to be shaken, have grace, by which let us serve God acceptably with reverence and fear.

James 5:16

Confess therefore your offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The fervent supplication of the righteous man has much power.

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;

1 Peter 4:8

but before all things having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins;

Revelation 2:4

but I have against thee, that thou hast left thy first love.

Revelation 3:15-16

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.