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

Now by the time of supper, the Devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Him.

Satan's » Work » Tempting to disobedience

Genesis 3:4-5

"No! You will not die," the serpent said to the woman. "In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like 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

Satan has bound this woman, a daughter of Abraham, for 18 years—shouldn’t she be untied from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

Luke 9:42

As the boy was still approaching, the demon knocked him down and threw him into severe convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.

Satan's » Work » Slandering saints

Job 1:9-10

Satan answered the Lord, "Does Job fear God for nothing? Haven't You placed a hedge around him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions are spread out in the land.

Job 1:11

But stretch out Your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

Satan's » Work » Sowing the tares

Matthew 13:38-39

the field is the world; and the good seed-these are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

Satan's » Work » Removing the good seed

Satan's » Work » Opposing the righteous

Zechariah 3:1

Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.

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

Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it.

Destruction Of Satan's Works

Zephaniah 1:4

I will stretch out My hand against Judah
and against all the residents of Jerusalem.
I will cut off every vestige of Baal
from this place,
the names of the pagan priests
along with the priests;

Good Works

Jeremiah 32:36-40

“Now therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to this city about which you said, ‘It has been handed over to Babylon’s king through sword, famine, and plague’:

Hard Work

John 4:38

I sent you to reap what you didn’t labor for; others have labored, and you have benefited from their labor.”

Hindering God's Work

Exodus 13:15

When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man to the firstborn of livestock. That is why I sacrifice to the Lord all the firstborn of the womb that are males, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’

Incomplete Works

Exodus 5:14

Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s slave drivers had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why haven’t you finished making your prescribed number of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”

Justified By Works

James 2:21

Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

Looking At God's Works

Exodus 34:10

And the Lord responded: “Look, I am making a covenant. I will perform wonders in the presence of all your people that have never been done in all the earth or in any nation. All the people you live among will see the Lord’s work, for what I am doing with you is awe-inspiring.

No Work On Feast Days

Exodus 20:10

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the foreigner who is within your gates.

Rejoicing In God's Works

Psalm 92:4

For You have made me rejoice, Lord,
by what You have done;
I will shout for joy
because of the works of Your hands.

Salvation Not By Works

Ephesians 2:8-9

For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—

Work From Youth

Genesis 46:34

you are to say, ‘Your servants, both we and our fathers, have raised livestock from our youth until now.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are abhorrent to Egyptians.”

Work Soon Done

Genesis 27:20

But Isaac said to his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?”

He replied, “Because the Lord your God worked it out for me.”

Work, And Redemption

Ephesians 2:8-9

For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—

Work, And The Fall

Genesis 3:17-19

And He said to Adam, “Because you listened to your wife’s voice and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘Do not eat from it’:

The ground is cursed because of you.
You will eat from it by means of painful labor
all the days of your life.

Work, As Ordained By God

Genesis 1:27-28

So God created man in His own image;
He created him in the image of God;
He created them male and female.

Works Of The Law

Leviticus 18:5

Keep My statutes and ordinances; a person will live if he does them. I am Yahweh.

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