Luke 13:24
Strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labor.
Genesis 32:25-26
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
Proverbs 1:24-28
Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and finds it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understands.
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he knows not how to go to the city.
Isaiah 1:15
And when you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yea, when you 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 did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching God.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they come unto you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.
Matthew 7:13-14
Enter in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be who go in there:
Matthew 11:12
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
Mark 6:18-20
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.
Luke 21:36
Watch therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
John 6:27
Labor not for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for on him has God the Father set his seal.
John 7:34
You shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, there you cannot come.
John 8:21
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come.
John 13:33
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Where I go, you cannot come; so now I say to you.
Romans 9:31-33
But Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.
Romans 10:3
For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Know you not that they who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain.
Philippians 2:12-13
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Colossians 1:29
For which I also labor, striving according to his working, who works in me mightily.
Hebrews 4:11
Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
2 Peter 1:10
Therefore rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall: