Luke 13:24
"Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
Proverbs 21:25
What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
Genesis 32:25-26
When the man saw that he could not defeat Jacob, he struck the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob's hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.
Proverbs 1:24-28
However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one paid attention,
Proverbs 14:6
The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.
Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.
Isaiah 58:2-4
They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God.
Ezekiel 33:31
They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.
Matthew 7:13-14
"Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
Matthew 11:12
From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.
Mark 6:18-20
For John had repeatedly told Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
Luke 21:36
But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
John 6:27
Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."
John 7:34
You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come."
John 8:21
Then Jesus said to them again, "I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come."
John 13:33
Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders, 'Where I am going you cannot come,' now I tell you the same.
Romans 9:31-33
but Israel even though pursuing a law of righteousness did not attain it.
Romans 10:3
For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win.
Philippians 2:12-13
So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,
Colossians 1:29
Toward this goal I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully works in me.
Hebrews 4:11
Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.