17 Bible Verses about diligence

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

It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end,

So be the more eager, brothers, to ratify your calling and election, for as you practise these qualities you will never make a slip;

While daylight lasts, we must be busy with the work of God: night comes, when no one can do any work.

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You have a saying, have you not, 'Four months yet, then harvest'? Look round, I tell you; see, the fields are white for harvesting!

I could have wished myself accursed and banished from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my natural kinsmen;

Oh for their salvation, brothers! That is my heart's desire and prayer to God!

in the hope of being able to make my fellow-Jews jealous and of managing thus to save some of them.

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

It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end,

So be the more eager, brothers, to ratify your calling and election, for as you practise these qualities you will never make a slip;

Then, beloved, as you are expecting this, be eager to be found by him unspotted and unblemished in serene assurance.

It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end, so that instead of being slack you may imitate those who inherit the promises by their stedfast faith.

and apart from faith it is impossible to satisfy him, for the man who draws near to God must believe that he exists and that he does reward those who seek him.

and apart from faith it is impossible to satisfy him, for the man who draws near to God must believe that he exists and that he does reward those who seek him.

Beloved, my whole concern was to write to you on the subject of our common salvation, but I am forced to write you an appeal to defend the faith which has once for all been committed to the saints;

I adjure you to preach the word; keep at it in season and out of season, refuting, checking, and exhorting men; never lose patience with them, and never give up your teaching,

"Why did you look for me?" he said, "Did you not know I had to be at my Father's house?"

Then in the early morning, long before daylight, he got up and went away out to a lonely spot.

Well then, my beloved brothers, hold your ground, immovable; abound in work for the Lord at all times, for you may be sure that in the Lord your labour is never thrown away.

Brothers, I for one do not consider myself to have appropriated this; my one thought is, by forgetting what lies behind me and straining to what lies before me, to press on to the goal for the prize of God's high call in Christ Jesus.

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.

and apart from faith it is impossible to satisfy him, for the man who draws near to God must believe that he exists and that he does reward those who seek him.

Along with them I am also sending our brother: I have had ample proof of his keen interest on many occasions, and it is specially keen on this occasion, as he has absolute confidence in you.

Beloved, my whole concern was to write to you on the subject of our common salvation, but I am forced to write you an appeal to defend the faith which has once for all been committed to the saints;

I adjure you to preach the word; keep at it in season and out of season, refuting, checking, and exhorting men; never lose patience with them, and never give up your teaching,

Now then, you are to the front in everything, in faith, in utterance, in knowledge, in all zeal, and in love for us ??do come to the front in this gracious enterprise as well.

"Why did you look for me?" he said, "Did you not know I had to be at my Father's house?"

Then in the early morning, long before daylight, he got up and went away out to a lonely spot.

God is not unfair; he will not forget what you have done, or the love you have shown for his sake in ministering, as you still do, to the saints. It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end, so that instead of being slack you may imitate those who inherit the promises by their stedfast faith.

While daylight lasts, we must be busy with the work of God: night comes, when no one can do any work.

Never let us grow tired of doing what is right, for if we do not faint we shall reap our harvest at the opportune season.

she must have a reputation for good service, as a woman who has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, relieved distress, and interested herself in all good works.

Never let us grow tired of doing what is right, for if we do not faint we shall reap our harvest at the opportune season.

see to it that no one misses the grace of God, that no root of bitterness grows up to be a trouble by contaminating all the rest of you;

It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end,

So be the more eager, brothers, to ratify your calling and election, for as you practise these qualities you will never make a slip;

Then, beloved, as you are expecting this, be eager to be found by him unspotted and unblemished in serene assurance.

Brothers, I for one do not consider myself to have appropriated this; my one thought is, by forgetting what lies behind me and straining to what lies before me, to press on to the goal for the prize of God's high call in Christ Jesus.

God is not unfair; he will not forget what you have done, or the love you have shown for his sake in ministering, as you still do, to the saints. It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end, so that instead of being slack you may imitate those who inherit the promises by their stedfast faith.

He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord and he preached and taught about Jesus with ardour and accuracy, though all the baptism he knew was that of John.

not for a single day did they cease to teach and preach the gospel of Jesus the Christ in the temple and at home.

see to it that no one misses the grace of God, that no root of bitterness grows up to be a trouble by contaminating all the rest of you;

Well then, my beloved brothers, hold your ground, immovable; abound in work for the Lord at all times, for you may be sure that in the Lord your labour is never thrown away.

He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord and he preached and taught about Jesus with ardour and accuracy, though all the baptism he knew was that of John.

Along with them I am also sending our brother: I have had ample proof of his keen interest on many occasions, and it is specially keen on this occasion, as he has absolute confidence in you.

So be the more eager, brothers, to ratify your calling and election, for as you practise these qualities you will never make a slip;

Then, beloved, as you are expecting this, be eager to be found by him unspotted and unblemished in serene assurance.

They too must be put on probation; after that, if they are above reproach, they can serve as deacons.

It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end,

not for a single day did they cease to teach and preach the gospel of Jesus the Christ in the temple and at home.

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.

Watch yourselves; you must not lose what you have been working for, but gain a full reward.

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

It is my heart's desire that each of you would prove equally keen upon realizing your full hope to the very end,

So be the more eager, brothers, to ratify your calling and election, for as you practise these qualities you will never make a slip;