I sent you [disciples] to harvest [a crop] that you did not work on; other people have done the work and you have reaped the results of their work." [Note: This is probably an allusion to the preliminary work of preaching done by John, the Immerser, with results occurring under the preaching of the apostles].

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

each man's work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man's work is.

And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

'These last,' they said, 'have done only one hour's work, and yet you have put them on the same footing with us, who have borne the brunt of the day's work, and the heat.'

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, 'Men, ye know that by this work we have our wealth;

For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

Remember me to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who continued to toil in the work of the Lord. Remember me to my dear friend Persis, who toiled so hard in the work of the Lord.

This is why I have sent Timothy to you. He is a dear child of mine and trustworthy in the Lord's work; he will call to your minds my methods in the work of Christ Jesus, just as I teach them everywhere in every church.

for He who had been at work in Peter for his apostleship to the Jews had been at work in me too for the apostleship to the heathen --

And if Timotheus may come, see that he may become without fear with you, for the work of the Lord he doth work, even as I,

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.

And so death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,

And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.

For the one at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure, is God.

Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,

And Jesus answered them, 'My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

So they asked Him, "What wonder-work then are you going to perform for us to see and so believe in you? What work are you going to do?

In truth I tell you, he who believes in me will himself do the work that I am doing; and he will do greater work still, because I am going to the Father.

Work at everything you do with all your hearts, as work done not for men only but for the Lord,

The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, but each will receive his reward according to his work.

For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others.

Slaves, obey your human masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.

I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].

I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity, to (work) iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness, to (work) holiness.

When he had agreed with the workers [on wages] for the usual farm laborer's pay for a day's work, he [then] sent them to work in his vineyard. [Note: The coin mentioned here would amount to $60-$84 in 1994, based on $5-$7 an hour for a twelve hour day. This coin also forms the basis for calculating all other monetary references in the New Testament].

He said to them, 'You men also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So, they went to work.

But the one having looked into the perfect law which is the law of liberty, and having remained in it, not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, he shall be happy in his work.

This is the reason that I work hard and struggle also, using God's mighty power which is at work in me.

For this mysterious lawlessness is already at work [or, "this lawlessness is already secretly at work"]; but the one who is holding it back [will continue to do so] until he is removed.

Dear [friend], you are accomplishing a faithful work whenever you do something for the brothers [traveling in the Lord's work], especially when they are strangers [to you].

They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

When Jesus understood that, he said unto them, "Why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good work upon me.

Jesus answered them, 'Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'

And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

And he said, Go and say to that fox, I send out evil spirits and do works of mercy today and tomorrow, and on the third day my work will be complete.

Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?

But the ruler of the synagogue, being provoked that Jesus had wrought a cure on the sabbath-day, said to the people, There are six days in which ye ought to work; on these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath-day.

and varieties of work, and the same God, who works in all.

Does God then give you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law or by your believing what you heard?

She hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

For we are his work, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.,

But you people know about his proven reliability, how he served with me in advancing [the work of] the Gospel just like a son working with his father.

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.

Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel because thereof.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear:

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master's use, prepared for every good work.

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;

that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

"Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

As a man, going into another country, leaves his house, and gives authority to his servants, and to each one his own work, and commands the door-keeper to watch;

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to finish His work.

And the scribes and pharisees watched Him to see if He would work a cure on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against Him.

And so, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, with reverence and self-distrust work out your own salvation;

for it was through the work of the Lord that he came near to death; for he hazarded his very life to supply what was lacking in the help you sent me.

that you may walk worthy of the Lord in every kind of pleasing; that you may be fruitful in every kind of good work, and may increase in the knowledge of God;

The Jews answered him, saying, 'For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'

I put no obstacles in anyone's path, so that no fault may be found with my work.

For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

And this is the purpose of all our work and our fighting, because our hope is in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, and specially of those who have faith.

I am sending with him his brother, who is famous in all the churches for his work in spreading the good news.

So as far as Titus is concerned, he is my partner and comrade in my work for you, while these brothers of ours represent the churches, and are a credit to Christ.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

You believe, don't you, that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I don't speak on my own. It is the Father who dwells in me and who carries out his work.

and I may preach the gospel in the lands beyond you without having to boast over work already done in another's field.

And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things relating to Jesus the Nazoraean, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people;

I robbed other churches, letting them pay me so that I could work for you!

And I shall go on doing as I do, so as to cut the ground from under those who want to make out that in their boasted apostleship they work on the same terms that I do.

And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house.

When I went to Troas to preach the good news of the Christ there, I found a good opening for the Lord's work,

and repeated, "What shall we do with these men? For it is evident to everybody living in Jerusalem that an unmistakable wonder-work has been done by them; and we cannot deny it.

And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

Let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in his own self, and not in another.

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and take him with you; for he is of use to me in the work.

that the saints might have all things necessary to work and minister withal, to the edifying of the body of Christ,

Which, being past repentance, have given themselves unto wantonness, to work all manner of uncleanness even with greediness.

One of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts, lovers of food, hating work.

I did glorify Thee on the earth, the work I did finish that Thou hast given me, that I may do it.

If it chance me to live in the flesh, that is to me fruitful for to work, and what to choose I know not.

For what man of you designing to erect a tower, doth not first sitting down calculate the expence, if he have sufficient to complete the work?

But what think you? A man had two sons; and he went to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard.