12 Bible Verses about Diligence, Examples Of

And all Judah was glad because of the oath, for they had taken it with all their heart, turning to the Lord with all their desire; and he was with them and gave them rest on every side.

And those who are far away will come and be builders in the Temple of the Lord, and it will be clear to you that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.

And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.

And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

In blows, in prisons, in attacks, in hard work, in watchings, in going without food;

For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.

And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,