Luke 13:24
Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:
Genesis 32:25-26
And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the joint of his thigh; and the joint of Jacob's thigh was dislocated as he wrestled with him.
Proverbs 1:24-28
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.
Isaiah 1:15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 58:2-4
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that doeth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the ordinance of their God; they ask of me the ordinances of righteousness, they take delight in approaching to God:
Ezekiel 33:31
And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.
Matthew 7:13-14
Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it.
Matthew 11:12
But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and the violent seize on it.
Mark 6:18-20
For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
Luke 21:36
Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
John 6:27
Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, even God.
John 7:34
Ye shall seek me and shall not find me, and where I am ye cannot come.
John 8:21
He said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin; where I go ye cannot come.
John 13:33
Children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and, as I said to the Jews, Where I go ye cannot come, I say to you also now.
Romans 9:31-33
But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to that law.
Romans 10:3
For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Know ye not that they who run in the race-course run all, but one receives the prize? Thus run in order that ye may obtain.
Philippians 2:12-13
So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,
Colossians 1:29
Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power.
Hebrews 4:11
Let us therefore use diligence to enter into that rest, that no one may fall after the same example of not hearkening to the word.
2 Peter 1:10
Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall;