22 Bible Verses about Zeal

As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.

Time after time, in every Synagogue, I tried by punishments to force them to blaspheme. So frantic was I against them, that I pursued them even to towns beyond our borders.

You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism--how I persecuted the Church of God to an extent beyond belief, and made havoc of it,

Alas for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You scour land and sea to make a single convert, and, when he is gained, you make him twice as deserving of the Pit as you are yourselves.

Run the great race of the Faith, and win the Immortal Life. It was for this that you received the Call, and, in the presence of many witnesses, made the great profession of Faith.

I hope, however, as one who trusts in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may myself be cheered by receiving news of you. For I have no one but him to send--no one of kindred spirit who would take the same genuine interest in your welfare. They are all pursuing their own aims and not those of Christ Jesus. read more.
But you know what Timothy has proved himself to be, and how, like a child working for his father, he worked hard with me in spreading the Good News.

It is always honorable to have your favor sought in an honorable cause, and not only when I am with you, my dear children--

'All whom I love I rebuke and discipline.' Therefore be in earnest and repent.

And so with you; since your are striving for spiritual gifts, be eager to excel in such as will build up the faith of the Church.

Never flagging in zeal; fervent in spirit; serving the Master;

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Do not you say that it still wants four months to harvest? Why, look up, and see how white the fields are for harvest!

I could wish that I were myself accursed and severed from the Christ, for the sake of my Brothers-my own countrymen.

Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for my People is for their Salvation.

Being myself an Apostle to the Gentiles, I exalt my office, in the hope that I may stir my countrymen to rivalry, and so save some of them.

As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.

Time after time, in every Synagogue, I tried by punishments to force them to blaspheme. So frantic was I against them, that I pursued them even to towns beyond our borders.

You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism--how I persecuted the Church of God to an extent beyond belief, and made havoc of it,

Alas for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You scour land and sea to make a single convert, and, when he is gained, you make him twice as deserving of the Pit as you are yourselves.

"What made you search for me?" he answered. "Did not you know that I must be in my Father's House?"

His disciples remembered that Scripture said--'Zeal for thy House will consume me.'

"My food," replied Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work.

We must do the work of him who sent me, while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.

Jesus insisted upon their not telling any one; but the more he insisted, the more perseveringly they made it known,

The man, however, went away, and began to speak about it publicly, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go openly into a town, but stayed outside in lonely places; and people came to him from every direction.

One of those who were standing by drew his sword, and struck at the High Priest's servant, and cut off his ear.

I can testify that they are zealous for the honor of God; but they are not guided by true insight,

And, when they had heard it, they began praising God, and said to Paul: "You see, Brother, that the Jews who have become believers in Christ may be numbered by tens of thousands, and they are all naturally earnest in upholding the Jewish Law.

And how, in my devotion to Judaism, I surpassed many of my contemporaries among my own people in my intense earnestness in upholding the traditions of my ancestors.

I can testify that they are zealous for the honor of God; but they are not guided by true insight,

'All whom I love I rebuke and discipline.' Therefore be in earnest and repent.

Never flagging in zeal; fervent in spirit; serving the Master;

Alas for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You scour land and sea to make a single convert, and, when he is gained, you make him twice as deserving of the Pit as you are yourselves.

By my words and actions, through the power displayed in signs and marvels, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. And so, starting from Jerusalem and its neighborhood, and going as far as Illyria, I have told in full the Good News of the Christ;

But now there are no further openings for me in these parts, and I have for several years been longing to come to you whenever I may be going to Spain.

It is always honorable to have your favor sought in an honorable cause, and not only when I am with you, my dear children--

For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.

"I am a Jew, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, but I was brought up in this city under the teaching of Gamaliel, and educated in accordance with the strict system of our ancestral Law. I was as zealous in God's service as any of you who are here to-day. In my persecution of this Cause I did not stop even at the taking of life. I put in chains, and imprisoned, men and women alike--

Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for my People is for their Salvation.

"Whether it is soon or late," answered Paul, "I would to God that not only you, but all who are listening to me, might to-day become just what I am myself--except for these chains!"

For, when sorrow is in accordance with God's will, it results in a repentance leading to Salvation, and which will never be regretted. The sure result of the sorrow that the world knows is Death. For see what results that other sorrow--sorrow in accordance with God's will--has had in your case. What earnestness it produced! what explanations! what strong feeling! what alarm! what longing! what eagerness! what readiness to punish! You have proved yourselves altogether free from guilt in that matter.

His disciples remembered that Scripture said--'Zeal for thy House will consume me.'

And so with you; since your are striving for spiritual gifts, be eager to excel in such as will build up the faith of the Church.

I know, of course, your willingness to help, and I am always boasting of it to the Macedonians. I tell them that you in Greece have been ready for a year past; and it was really your zeal that stimulated most of them.

I can bear testimony to the deep interest he takes in you, as well as in the Brethren at Laodicea and at Hierapolis.

Never flagging in zeal; fervent in spirit; serving the Master;

He had been well-instructed in the Cause of the Lord, and with burning zeal he spoke of, and taught carefully, the facts about Jesus, though he knew of no baptism but John's.

Dear friends, while I was making every effort to write to you about our common Salvation, I felt that I must write to you at once to urge you to fight in defense of the Faith that has once for all been entrusted to the keeping of Christ's People.