Luke 13:24
Strive earnestly to enter through the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful shall kill him, for his hands refused to work,
Genesis 32:25-26
And he will see thathewill not prevail over him and he will touch upon the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh will be alienated in his wrestling with him.
Proverbs 1:24-28
Because I called and ye will refuse; I stretched forth my hands, and none attending;
Proverbs 14:6
He mocking sought wisdom, and none: and knowledge being easy to him understanding.
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labor of the foolish will weary them, because he knew not to go to the city.
Isaiah 1:15
And in the spreading forth of your hands I will hide mine eyes from you.; also when ye shall multiply prayer I hear not: your hands were full of blood.
Isaiah 58:2-4
And day, day, they will seek me, and delight to know my way as a nation who did justice and forsook not the judgment of his God: they will ask me the judgments of justice, they will delight to draw near to Gad.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they will come to thee, according to the coming of the people, and they will sit before thee my people, and they heard thy words, and they did them not: for they making loves with their mouth, their heart went after their plunder.
Matthew 7:13-14
Enter ye in through the strait gate, for broad the gate and spacious the way leading to destruction, and many are they coming in through it.
Matthew 11:12
From the days of John the Immerser till now the kingdom of the heavens is achieved by force, and they committing violence seize it eagerly.
Mark 6:18-20
For John said to Herod, That it is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Luke 21:36
Watch therefore, in all time praying, that ye be deemed worthy to escape all these about to be, and to stand before the Son of man.
John 6:27
Work not for food perishing, but food remaining to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you: for him God the Father sealed.
John 7:34
And ye shall seek me and shall not find: and where I am, ye cannot come.
John 8:21
Then said Jesus again to them, I retire, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I retire, ye cannot come.
John 13:33
Little children, yet a little am I with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews, That where I retire, ye cannot come; and I say to you now.
Romans 9:31-33
And Israel following the law of justice, reached not the law of justice.
Romans 10:3
For not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not been subjected to the justice of God.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do ye not know that they running in a race-course, all truly run, and one receives the prize of combat? Do ye so run, that ye might receive.
Philippians 2:12-13
Therefore, my beloved, as ye have always listened, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and tremor effect your own salvation.
Colossians 1:29
For which also I am wearied, struggling according to his operation, working in me in power.
Hebrews 4:11
Therefore we should be earnest to come into that rest, lest any should fall in the same pattern of unbelief.
2 Peter 1:10
Wherefore rather, brethren, be earnest to have your calling and selection made firm: for doing these, ye should not once stumble: