8 Bible Verses about Being Earnest For The Church

Besides things outside, my distraction daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I am not inflamed

Wherefore watch ye, remembering that the space of three years night and day I ceased not reminding each one with tears.

For I long to see you, That I might impart to you some spiritual grace, in order for you to be firm;

For out of much pressure and anxiety of heart I wrote to you through many tears; not that ye should be 'grieved, but that ye might know the love I have more abundantly towards you.

For I am zealous of you with the zeal of God: for I fitted you to one husband, to present a pure virgin to Christ. And I am afraid lest, as the serpent completely deceived Eve in his craft, so your thoughts be corrupted from the simplicity which in Christ.

My children, for whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you, And I would be present with you now, and change my voice; for I am perplexed about you.

For I wish you to know how great contest I have for you, and them in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

And we, brethren, having been separated from you for a due measure of time, in face, not in heart, we were the more excessively zealous to see your face with much eager desire.