and there came a leper who threw himself at his feet, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Believe in me, all ye that labour under oppression, and I will give you relief.

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon who had been a leper,

And there came a leper to him, who fell on his knees, and thus address'd him, "if you will, you can heal me."

now being at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, while he was at table, there came a woman with a viol full of the perfume of spikenard, which was very costly; and she opened the viol, and poured it upon his head.

I sent you to reap where you bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and you are entred into their labours.

salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour for the Lord. salute my dear Persis, who laboured much in the gospel.

he that planteth, and he that watereth, have the same design: and each shall receive his proper reward, in proportion to his own labour.

Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not you become christians by my labour?

but whether I or they labour'd most, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye inflexibly steady, and continually surpass others in the work of the Lord, knowing that he will not leave your christian labour unrewarded.

you make me apprehensive, that the labour I have bestowed upon you will be all in vain.

let him that stole, steal no more: but rather let him labour, to encrease his fortune with his own hands, that he may have wherewithal to relieve the needy:

agreeably to that expectation and persuasion I have, that I shall not labour in vain; but as I always have, so I shall still glorify Christ in my body, whether it be by life or by death: for if I live, I live to Christ;

for you remember, my brethren, our labour and toil: how we worked day and night, that in preaching the gospel of God, we might not be chargeable to any of you.

not being able therefore to wait any longer, I sent Timothy to know the state of your faith, for fear the tempter should have seduc'd you, and all our labour have prov'd abortive.

We entreat you, brethren, to respect those, who labour in the ministry, who by divine appointment preside over you, and instruct you.

we command these persons, and exhort them by the Lord Jesus Christ, to stay at home, and earn their bread by labour.

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any of us by imitating their incredulity, should fall short thereof like them.

I know thy works, thy labour, and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear those who are evil: thou hast tried those who say they are apostles, but are not; and hast found them lyars:

she was with child, and cried in her labour with the pangs of her delivery.