But Jesus answered them, "My Father has been working until now, and I, too, am working."

"These last fellows worked only one hour, but you paid them the same as us, and we've been working all day, enduring the scorching heat!'

In every way I showed you that by working hard like this we should help the weak and remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good.

For they are God's servants, working for your good.

We wear ourselves out from working with our own hands. When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure.

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to keep on working for a living?

Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain.

and the unlimited greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength,

I have become a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given me by the working of his power.

Now to the one who can do infinitely more than all we can ask or imagine according to the power that is working among us

We hear that some of you are living in idleness. You are not busy working you are busy interfering in other people's lives!

Furthermore, it is the hard working farmer who should have the first share of the crops.

Then his disciples went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept working with them and confirming the message by the signs that accompanied it.

they knew that he was the man who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be regarded with wonder on that day by all who have believed including you, because you believed our testimony.

All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"

I have sent you to harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked, and you have adopted their work as your own."