Colossians 1:29

Paul's Suffering And Stewardship

²⁸ whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus, ²⁹ for which also I labour, striving according to his working that is working in me in power.

For This Purpose

In Me

1 Corinthians 15:10

and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that is towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me;

Ephesians 1:19

and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,

Colossians 2:1

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

Colossians 4:12

Salute you doth Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,

Luke 13:24

'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;

Romans 15:20

and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named -- that upon another's foundation I might not build --

Romans 15:30

And I call upon you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me unto God,

1 Corinthians 9:25-27

and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;

1 Corinthians 12:6

and there are diversities of workings, and it is the same God -- who is working the all in all.

1 Corinthians 12:11

and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

2 Corinthians 6:5

in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

2 Corinthians 11:23

ministrants of Christ are they? -- as beside myself I speak -- I more; in labours more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths many times;

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

and He said to me, 'Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

2 Corinthians 13:3

since a proof ye seek of the Christ speaking in me, who to you is not infirm, but is powerful in you,

Ephesians 3:7

of which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power;

Ephesians 3:20

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

Philippians 1:27

Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

Philippians 1:30

the same conflict having, such as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.

Philippians 2:13

for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Philippians 2:16

the word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour;

1 Thessalonians 2:9

for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;

2 Thessalonians 3:8

nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

2 Timothy 2:10

because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that is in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during.

Hebrews 12:4

Not yet unto blood did ye resist -- with the sin striving;

Hebrews 13:21

make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory -- to the ages of the ages! Amen.

Revelation 2:3

and thou didst bear, and hast endurance, and because of my name hast toiled, and hast not been weary.