49 Bible Verses about Work
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to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you. In this way you will live a decent life before outsiders and not be in need.
So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.
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Deceit » The wicked » Work
The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
Deceit » Work
The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
Satan's » Work » Instigating men to sin
The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he should betray Jesus.
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?
even because of the extraordinary character of the revelations. Therefore, so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble me -- so that I would not become arrogant.
in which you formerly lived according to this world's present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,
For we wanted to come to you (I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us.
Satan's » Work » Tempting to disobedience
The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die, for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil."
An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.
Satan's » Work » Preying upon men
Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.
Satan's » Work » Tempting Christ
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."
Satan's » Work » Ruining the soul and body
Then shouldn't this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?"
As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
Satan's » Work » Slandering saints
Then Satan answered the Lord, "Is it for nothing that Job fears God? Have you not made a hedge around him and his household and all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.
But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!"
Satan's » Work » Sowing the tares
The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Satan's » Work » Removing the good seed
When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.
Satan's » Work » Opposing the righteous
Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
Satan's » Work » The malignant work of
Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
Satan's » Work » Lying
You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
Satan's » Work » Inflicting disease
So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and he afflicted Job with a malignant ulcer from the sole of his feet to the top of his head.
Topics on Work
Angels Doing God's Work
Matthew 28:2-7Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.
Demons, Evil Work Of
1 Samuel 16:14Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.
Destruction Of Satan's Works
Zephaniah 1:4"I will attack Judah and all who live in Jerusalem. I will remove from this place every trace of Baal worship, as well as the very memory of the pagan priests.
Divine Work Of The Holy Spirit
Psalm 104:30When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.
Doing God's Works
John 6:28So then they said to him, "What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?"
Faith That Works
James 2:17So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.
God Equipping For Good Works
2 Timothy 3:17that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.
God Works His Will
Ephesians 1:11In Christ we too have been claimed as God's own possession, since we were predestined according to the one purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will
God's Work In Us
Philippians 2:13for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort -- for the sake of his good pleasure -- is God.
God, Works Of
Deuteronomy 32:4As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.
Good Works
Jeremiah 32:36-40"You and your people are right in saying, 'War, starvation, and disease are sure to make this city fall into the hands of the king of Babylon.' But now I, the Lord God of Israel, have something further to say about this city:
Hard Work And Perseverance
James 1:12Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
Hindering God's Work
Exodus 13:15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.'
Incomplete Works
Exodus 5:14The Israelite foremen whom Pharaoh's slave masters had set over them were beaten and were asked, "Why did you not complete your requirement for brickmaking as in the past -- both yesterday and today?"
Justification Is Not By Works
Galatians 2:16yet we know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
Justified By Works
James 2:21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?
Looking At God's Works
Exodus 34:10He said, "See, I am going to make a covenant before all your people. I will do wonders such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the Lord, for it is a fearful thing that I am doing with you.
Man's Work Finished
Genesis 29:21Finally Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her."
Meditation On God's Work
Psalm 77:12I will think about all you have done; I will reflect upon your deeds!"
Missionary Work
1 Peter 3:15But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.
Missionary Work, Examples Of
2 Peter 2:5and if he did not spare the ancient world, but did protect Noah, a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when God brought a flood on an ungodly world,
No Work On Feast Days
Exodus 20:10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant, or your cattle, or the resident foreigner who is in your gates.
Rejoicing In God's Works
Psalm 92:4For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.
Reward For Works
Psalm 62:12and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.
Salvation Not By Works
Ephesians 2:8-9For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
Satan, Work Of
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
Success And Hard Work
Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
The Work Of Fools
Ecclesiastes 10:15The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.
The Work Of The Wise
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
Work As To Christ
Ephesians 6:6not like those who do their work only when someone is watching -- as people-pleasers -- but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.
Work From Youth
Genesis 46:34Tell him, 'Your servants have taken care of cattle from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,' so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting to the Egyptians."
Work Soon Done
Genesis 27:20But Isaac asked his son, "How in the world did you find it so quickly, my son?" "Because the Lord your God brought it to me," he replied.
Work, And Redemption
Ephesians 2:8-9For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
Work, And Rest
Exodus 20:11For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, and he rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
Work, And The Fall
Genesis 3:17-19But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
Work, As Ordained By God
Genesis 1:27-28God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.
Work, Divine And Human
Psalm 127:1A song of ascents, by Solomon. If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.
Works Of Faith
James 2:14What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him?
Works Of The Law
Leviticus 18:5So you must keep my statutes and my regulations; anyone who does so will live by keeping them. I am the Lord.
Works, Good
Titus 2:7showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,