36 Bible Verses about effort

And hereunto, give all diligence: In your faith, minister virtue; and in virtue, knowledge;

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence for to make your calling and election sure. For if ye do such things, ye shall never err.

Wherefore, dearly beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and undefiled:

Let us study therefore to enter into that rest; lest any man fall, after the same example, into unbelief:

So lieth it not then in a man's will, or cunning, but in the mercy of God.

I will enforce, therefore, that on every side ye might have wherewith to stir up the remembrance of these things after my departing.

"Strive with yourselves to enter in at the strait gate: For many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Study to show thyself laudable unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, dividing the word of truth justly.

holding fast the word of life, unto my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither have laboured in vain.

and that ye be diligent to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace,

And the glorious majesty of the LORD our God be upon us. Prosper thou the work of our hands upon us; O prosper thou our handiwork.

For where much carefulness is, there are many dreams: and where many words are, there men may hear fools.

Make speed to come unto me at once.

"One handful," sayeth he, "is better with rest, than both the hands full with labor and travail."

Embrace peace with all men, and holiness; without the which, no man shall see the Lord.

Are ye so unwise, that after ye have begun in the spirit, ye would now end in the flesh?

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, to exhort you, that ye should continually labour in the faith, which was once given unto the saints.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and look: what thou devisest, it shall prosper.

Hath God ordained then, that the glorious life of thee, and all such mighty men should not be put down?

But pluck you up your hearts and let not your hands faint, for your works shall be rewarded."

Let us follow those things which make for peace: and things wherewith one may edify another.

While thou goest with thine adversary to the ruler: as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him, lest he bring thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the jailer, and the jailer cast thee into prison.

I am in fear of you, lest I have bestowed on you labour in vain.

And remember that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, that shall he receive again of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister.

For it is God which worketh in you both the will and also the deed, even of good will.

All the labour that man taketh is for himself, and yet his desire is never filled after his mind.

Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

I understood of all the works of God, that it is not possible for a man, to attain unto works that are done under the Sun: and though he bestow his labour to seek them out, yet can he not reach unto them: yea, though a wise man would undertake to know them, yet might he not find them.

Make speed to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

though I have whereof I might rejoice in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, much more I:

The LORD recompense thee thy doing, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel unto whom thou art come, to trust under his wings."

Forasmuch, brethren, as we are kept from you for a season, as concerning the bodily presence - but not in the heart - we enforced the more to see you personally with great desire,

The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.

And beware that thou say not in thine heart, 'My power and the might of mine own hand hath done me all these acts.'

know that a man is not justified by the deeds of the law: but by the faith of Jesus Christ - and therefore we have believed on Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ and not by the deeds of the law: because that no flesh shall be justified by the deeds of the law.