24 Bible Verses about Working For The Lord

In whatever you do, work wholeheartedly, as though it were for the Lord and not [just] for people,

Render your service wholeheartedly, as you would to the Lord, and not [just] to people,

And whatever you do, whether in [your] words or actions, do everything in the name [i.e., by the authority] of Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

for it is God who is at work in you, both to motivate the desire and to carry out what pleases Him.

And there are a variety of [Christian] activities, but the same God provides the power for everyone to do all of them [i.e., it is God who empowers every person who has a gift].

Therefore, my dearly loved brothers, stand firm [in the faith]; do not be moved [from your commitment]. Always do your best to work for the Lord, since you know that your labor in the Lord's [service] is not for nothing.

So, whether you people eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all to honor God.

Jesus answered them, "This is the deed that God requires: You should believe in Him whom God has sent [i.e., in Jesus]."

For we are all fellow-workers in God's service; you people are God's farm land; [you are] God's building.

knowing that whatever good deed a person does, he will be rewarded for it from the Lord, whether he is a slave or a free person.

[We pray for you] to live a life deserving of the Lord, pleasing to Him in every way, producing fruit in every good deed and growing in the knowledge of God.

And we know that God works out everything for the good of those who love Him and are called [to serve Him] in harmony with His purpose [for them].

Then the people said to Jesus, "What must we do in order to perform the deeds that God requires?"

While it is still daytime we must perform the acts of God, who sent me. Nighttime is coming, when no one can act.

This is the reason that I work hard and struggle also, using God's mighty power which is at work in me.

That slave will be happy when his master returns to find him doing his job [well].

Am I not a free man? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? [See Acts 9:17; I Cor. 15:8]. Are you people not [the result of] my work in [the service of] the Lord?

so his interests are divided. However, the unmarried woman [Note: Possibly this refers to a widow, divorcee or non-virgin] and the virgin are concerned about the affairs of the Lord [and] how to be dedicated [to God] in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of the world [and] how to please her husband.

for the purpose of equipping the saints [i.e., God's holy people] for the work of serving [others], in order to build up the [spiritual] body of Christ [i.e., the church].

[This happened when you were] buried with Christ in [the act of] immersion, from which you were also raised up with Him through [your] faith in the accomplishment of God, who raised Him up from the dead.

For God is not [so] unjust as to forget the work you are doing and the love you have shown for Him, as you ministered to the saints [i.e., His holy people] and continue to minister [to them].

and one God and Father of all, who is over all and [works] through all and is in all [obedient believers].

We continually remember, in the presence of our God and Father, the work produced by your faith, the labor prompted by your love, and your endurance motivated by your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

And there are a variety of services, but [they are rendered to] the same Lord.