10 Bible Verses about Diligence, Examples Of

As for the seed in the good soil, that means those who hear and hold fast the word in a good and sound heart and so bear fruit stedfastly.

where the people were more amenable than at Thessalonica; they were perfectly ready to receive the Word and made a daily study of the scriptures to see if it was really as Paul said.

we work hard for our living; when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we put up with it;

by lashes, by imprisonment; mobbed, toiling, sleepless, starving;

Brothers, you recollect our hard labour and toil, how we worked at our trade night and day, when we preached the gospel to you, so as not to be a burden to any of you.

I have fought in the good fight; I have run my course; I have kept the faith.

the speaker his words of counsel; the contributor must be liberal, the superintendent must be in earnest, the sick visitor must be cheerful.

They have done more than I expected; they gave themselves to the Lord, to begin with, and then (for so God willed it) they put themselves at my disposal.

Brothers, we beg you to respect those who are working among you, presiding over you in the Lord and maintaining discipline;

As the time for his assumption was now due, he set his face for the journey to Jerusalem.