12 Bible Verses about Diligence, Examples Of

All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their mind. They had sought Him with all their heart, and He was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.

People who are far off will come and build the Lord’s temple, and you will know that the Lord of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen when you fully obey the Lord your God.”

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

by beatings, by imprisonments,
by riots, by labors,
by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,

For you remember our labor and hardship, brothers. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

if exhorting, in exhortation;
giving, with generosity;
leading, with diligence;
showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will.

Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you,

When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He determined to journey to Jerusalem.