12 Bible Verses about Diligence, Examples Of

And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.

And they that are far off shall come and build the temple of the LORD, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.

But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it:

In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

For you remember, brethren, our labor and travail: for laboring night and day, because we would not be a burden unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

Or he that exhorts, on exhortation: he that gives, let him do it in simplicity; he that rules, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

And this they did, not as we expected, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,