'Work' in the Bible

And why do you worry about clothes? Consider the lilies in the field and how they grow. They don't work or spin yarn,

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen."

“This is John the Baptist!” he told his servants. “He has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

'For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.

"For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,

When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing in the marketplace without work.

And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.

About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?'

They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go and work in the vineyard too.'

And when they who came to work about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.

Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.

And the landowner replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn't you agree with me to work for the standard wage?

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.

the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more.

And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

King Herod heard of this, because Jesus’ name had become well known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

And Jesus said, 'Forbid him not, for there is no one who shall do a mighty work in my name, and shall be able readily to speak evil of me:

for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will provide signs and wonders in order to deceive, if [such a thing were] possible, even the elect [those God has chosen for Himself].

For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house.

But Martha was worrying about all the things she had to do, so she came to him and asked, "Lord, you do care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself, don't you? Then tell her to help me."

So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.

Consider how the lilies grow. They don't work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.

Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.

And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

It is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, to work there till the whole is leavened."

He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look! I’m driving out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete My work.’

Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

He asked, “What things?” And they replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet powerful in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

I have sent you to harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked, and you have adopted their work as your own."

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

nor do you have his word at work in you, because you do not believe in the one whom he sent.

Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal of approval on Him.”

Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned. This happened so that God's work might be revealed in him.

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

Jesus answered them, 'Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Large numbers of people also came to Him. Their report was, "John did not work any miracle, but all that John said about this Teacher was true."

After [Judas had taken] the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly [without delay].”

You believe, don't you, that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I don't speak on my own. It is the Father who dwells in me and who carries out his work.

You did not take me for yourselves, but I took you for myself; and I gave you the work of going about and producing fruit which will be for ever; so that whatever request you make to the Father in my name he may give it to you.

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved *said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea.

For he was numbered among us, and had his part in our work.

"For it is written in the Book of Psalms, "'Let his encampment be desolate: let there be no one to dwell there'; and "'His work let another take up.'

If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,

And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

Therefore, brothers, appoint seven men among you who have a good reputation, who are full of the Spirit and wisdom, and we'll put them in charge of this work.

In those days they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced and celebrated over the works of their hands.

And Barnabas and Saul came back from Jerusalem, when their work was ended, taking with them John named Mark.

As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

Then as John was completing his life’s work, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the One. But look! Someone is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on His feet.’

Now David, having done God's work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his fathers, and his body came to destruction:

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

And he is not dependent on the work of men's hands, as if he had need of anything, for he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;

Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.

And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

so that even facecloths or work aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, 'Men, ye know that by this work we have our wealth;

Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

Therefore, let it be known to you that this saving work of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”

For I am not ashamed of the Good News. It is God's power which is at work for the salvation of every one who believes--the Jew first, and then the Gentile.

to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility -- life age-during;

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

But to the one who does not work, but believes on Him who declares the ungodly to be righteous, his faith is credited for righteousness.

for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither is transgression.

And not only so, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead.

for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.

and now it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me,

for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,

And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling in me.

but I discover within me a different Law at war with the Law of my understanding, and leading me captive to the Law which is everywhere at work in my body--the Law of sin.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

But since we have special gifts which differ in accordance with the diversified work graciously entrusted to us, if it is prophecy, let the prophet speak in exact proportion to his faith;

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil one. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it;

This is also why you pay taxes. For rulers are God's servants faithfully devoting themselves to their work.

the love to the neighbour doth work no ill; the love, therefore, is the fulness of law.