Thematic Bible: Labour
Thematic Bible
Labour » fields of activity » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
"Labor not for food which perishes, but for the food that endures eternal life??hat which the Son of man will give you; for on the Father??od??as set his seal."
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Labour » Woman's » Manual labour
Labour » Manual, done by women
Labour » Woman's » As housekeepers
But Martha meanwhile was growing distracted about much serving. She came up to him and said: "Lord do you not care that my sister has left me alone to do the serving? Come tell her to take hold of her end of the work along with me."
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Labour » Troubles
Presently Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "There was once a man," he said, "who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine-press, built a tower, rented it to tenants, and went abroad. At vintage-time he sent a slave to the vine-dressers to collect some of the proceeds of the vineyard; but they seized him, and flogged him, and sent him away empty-handed. read more.
Then he sent another slave to them; and this man they knocked over the head and handled shamefully. And he sent another; and him they killed; and many others; beating some, and killing some. He had still one, a Son beloved, He sent him last to them, saying, "'They will reverence my Son.' "But those tenants said to themselves. 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' "So they took him and killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the Vineyard do?" "He will come and put the tenants to death," they said, "and will give the vineyard to others."
Then he sent another slave to them; and this man they knocked over the head and handled shamefully. And he sent another; and him they killed; and many others; beating some, and killing some. He had still one, a Son beloved, He sent him last to them, saying, "'They will reverence my Son.' "But those tenants said to themselves. 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' "So they took him and killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the Vineyard do?" "He will come and put the tenants to death," they said, "and will give the vineyard to others."
"And as they took it they began to grumble against the master of the house. "'Those last men,' they said, 'have toiled only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the burning heat of the day.'
"Listen to another parable: "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard, fenced it about, dug a wine vat in it, built a tower, then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad. When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers to get his fruit. And the vine-dressers seized his slaves, flogged one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Serving the church
yes, and I beg you also, my true yokefellow, to help them; for these women shared my toil in the furtherance of the gospel, together with Clement, and the rest of my fellow workers whose names are in the book of life.
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I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a minister of the church at Cenchrae.
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Salute Mary, who toiled terribly for you;
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Labour » Hard, as punishment
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Motherly duties
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Acting as judges
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Meeting an emergency and saving her household
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » In beautifying the tabernacle
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Philanthropy
Among the disciples at Joppa was a woman named Tabitha??hich may be translated Dorcas or "Gazelle"?? woman whose life was full of good works and almsgiving, which she was doing continually.
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Let us » Labour
Worldly » Labour » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
"Labor not for food which perishes, but for the food that endures eternal life??hat which the Son of man will give you; for on the Father??od??as set his seal."
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