7 Bible Verses about Labor

for ye are yet carnal. For where there are envy and strife among you, are you not carnal, and walking about according to man? For when one may say, I am indeed of Paul; another, I am of Apollos; are you not men? Then what is Apollos? and what is Paul? But ministers through whom ye believed; even as the Lord gave to each one. read more.
I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So neither is the one planting, nor the one watering anything, but God the one giving the increase. But he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and each one shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow-laborers; ye are God's farm; ye are God's building.

And I heard a voice from the heaven saying, Write; Blessed are the dead immediately, who die in the Lord. Yea, says the Spirit, that they shall rest from their labors; for their works do follow along with them.

At that time Jesus responding said, I praise thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and reveal them unto babes. Yea, Father, because it was so well pleasing in thy sight. All things were delivered unto me by my Father: and no one perfectly knows the Son, except the Father; neither does any one perfectly know the Father, except the Son; and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal Him. read more.
Come unto me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; because I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

and that you aspire to be quiet, and to prosecute your own employments, and work with your hands, as we proclaimed unto you; in order that you may walk about circumspectly toward the aliens, and you may have need of nothing.

Let the one stealing steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his own hands doing that which is good, that he may have to give to the one having need.

So, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

After these things the Lord chose seventy others also, and sent them out two by two before His face, into every place and city, where He was about to come. And He said to them, The harvest is indeed great, but the laborers are few: therefore pray you the Lord of the harvest, that He may send forth laborers into His harvest. Go: behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. read more.
Take neither purse, nor valise, nor sandals: salute no one by the way. Into whatsoever house you may enter, first say, Peace be unto this house. And if the son of peace may be there, your peace shall rest upon it: but if not, it shall return unto you. Abide in the same house, eating and drinking those things which are with them: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. Into whatsoever city you may enter and they may receive you, eat those things which are placed by you: and heal the sick who are in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come nigh unto you. And into whatsoever city you may enter, and they may not receive you, having come out into the streets of the same, say, Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, do we wipe off against you: but know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand. For I say unto you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.

And Jesus was going around all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and ailment. And seeing the multitudes, He was moved in compassion in their behalf, because they were fleeced and deserted, as sheep having no shepherd. Then He says to His disciples, The harvest truly is great and the laborers are few; read more.
therefore pray the Lord of the harvest that he may send forth laborers into His harvest.

Jesus responded to them and said, Truly, truly, I say unto you, You seek me not because you saw the miracles, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled. Labor not for the food that perishes, but the food that abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man gives to you: for this God the Father hath sealed.

According to the grace of God which was given unto me, I as a wise architect, laid the foundation; and another builds on it. Let each one take heed how he builds. For other foundation no one is able to lay beside the one which is laid, who is Jesus Christ. But if any one builds upon the foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; read more.
the work of each will be made manifest: for the day will reveal it, because it is revealed by fire; and the same fire will try the work of each what soil it is. And if the work of any one which he builds, abides, he will receive a reward: But if the work of any one shall be burnt up, he shall suffer loss; but himself shall be saved, but as through the fire.

neither did we eat bread with any one gratuitously, but with labor and toil, night and day working, that we might not burden any one of you:

for God is the one working in you both to will and to do, of his own good pleasure.

Jesus responded to them and said, Truly, truly, I say unto you, You seek me not because you saw the miracles, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled. Labor not for the food that perishes, but the food that abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man gives to you: for this God the Father hath sealed.

Jesus responded and said to them, This is the work of God, that you may believe on Him whom He hath sent.