49 Bible Verses about Work

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Deceit » The wicked » Work

Deceit » Work

Satan's » Work » Instigating men to sin

John 13:2

And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's'son , to betray him,

2 Corinthians 12:7

And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.

Satan's » Work » Tempting to disobedience

Genesis 3:4-5

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Satan's » Work » Preying upon men

Satan's » Work » Tempting Christ

Satan's » Work » Ruining the soul and body

Luke 13:16

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

Luke 9:42

And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

Satan's » Work » Slandering saints

Job 1:9-10

Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Job 1:11

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Satan's » Work » Sowing the tares

Matthew 13:38-39

and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one ; and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.

Satan's » Work » Removing the good seed

Matthew 13:19

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one , and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

Satan's » Work » Opposing the righteous

Zechariah 3:1

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.

Satan's » Work » The malignant work of

Satan's » Work » Lying

Satan's » Work » Inflicting disease

Topics on Work

Angels Doing God's Work

Matthew 28:2-7

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.

Destruction Of Satan's Works

Zephaniah 1:4

And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests;

Doing God's Works

John 6:28

They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God?

Good Works

Jeremiah 32:36-40

And now therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence:

Hard Work

John 4:38

I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.

Hindering God's Work

Exodus 13:15

and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.

Incomplete Works

Exodus 5:14

And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day, in making brick as heretofore?

Justified By Works

James 2:21

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

Looking At God's Works

Exodus 34:10

And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been wrought in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of Jehovah; for it is a terrible thing that I do with thee.

No Work On Feast Days

Exodus 20:10

but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

Rejoicing In God's Works

Psalm 92:4

For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

Reward For Works

Psalm 62:12

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work.

Salvation Not By Works

Ephesians 2:8-9

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Work From Youth

Genesis 46:34

that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Work Soon Done

Genesis 27:20

And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed.

Work, And Redemption

Ephesians 2:8-9

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Work, And The Fall

Genesis 3:17-19

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;

Work, As Ordained By God

Genesis 1:27-28

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Works Of The Law

Leviticus 18:5

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am Jehovah.

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