15 Bible Verses about Business
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And he said to them: Why did you seek for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?
in what requires diligence, be not slothful; in spirit, be fervent; in service, be devoted to the Lord;
and that you earnestly endeavor to live quietly, and that you attend to your own business, and work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Come, now, you that say, Let us go to-day, or to-morrow, into this city, and remain there a year, and trade, and make gain;
That no one take advantage of or injure his brother in this matter; because the Lord takes vengeance for all such things, as we also told you before, and fully testified:
And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Engage in trade till I come.
and said to those who sold doves: Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
Therefore, brethren, select from among yourselves seven men, of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business:
From Thematic Bible
Business » Cares » Engagements
Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast. But they were careless, and went away, one to his farm, another to his merchandise.
And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many. And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready. And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, have me excused. read more.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come.
Business » Cares » Presumption
But God said to him: Senseless man, this night shall your soul be required of you; and who shall have the things which you have provided?
And he spoke a parable to them, saying: The farm of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. And he reasoned within himself, saying: What shall I do? for I have no place in which I can store my fruits. And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns and I will build larger ones; and there I will store ail my produce, and my good things;
Business » Fidelity in » The workmen under hilkiah
Business » Fidelity in » Required of stewards
Business » Cares » Disappointment
Business » Cares » Sleeplessness
Business » Cares » Neglect of duty
Business » Fidelity in » Nehemiah's treasurers
Business » Fidelity in » The workmen under jehoiada
Business » Fidelity in » Of joseph
Business » Fidelity in » of moses
And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, to bear testimony to those things which were to be spoken afterward;
Business » Fidelity in » Of daniel
Business » Cares » A restless life
Diligence » Business
or, if any exhorts, let him attend to exhortation; if any one gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence: he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
But we desire every one of you to show the same diligence, in order to have your hope fully assured to the end:
Wherefore, brethren, give the greater diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you will never fall.
Virtues » Business » Diligence
or, if any exhorts, let him attend to exhortation; if any one gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence: he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
But we desire every one of you to show the same diligence, in order to have your hope fully assured to the end:
Wherefore, brethren, give the greater diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you will never fall.
Topics on Business
Business Ethics
2 Peter 3:14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that you expect such things, earnestly strive, by being spotless and blameless, to be found by him in peace:
Business, Attitudes
James 4:13Come, now, you that say, Let us go to-day, or to-morrow, into this city, and remain there a year, and trade, and make gain;
Business, Examples
Hebrews 3:5And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, to bear testimony to those things which were to be spoken afterward;
Minding Your Own Business
1 Thessalonians 4:11and that you earnestly endeavor to live quietly, and that you attend to your own business, and work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
