32 Bible Verses about Motivation

What of it? In any case, whether in pretence or in honest truth, Christ is still preached, and in that I am rejoicing, yes, and will rejoice.

Let all that you do be done in love.

Some indeed are preaching Christ out of envy and contentiousness, but others from good-will.

But he who prophesies addresses words to men that build up, encourage, and console.

My children, let us not love in word nor in talk, but in deed and in truth.

as I call to mind your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father.

For I have great joy and comfort in your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed.

and let us consider one another, to provoke unto love and good works;

that is, that I with you may be encouraged by you, each of us by the other's faith, yours and mine.

You continue to ask and do not receive, because you are asking with a wrong purpose, in order to spend it upon your pleasures.

So comfort one another, and try to build one another up, as indeed you are doing.

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be in full sympathy with one another, in accordance with the example of Jesus Christ;

Now the end of the exhortation is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and an undissembled faith.

Let the teacher give himself to his teaching; and he who exhorts others to his exhortation. He who gives, let him do it in singleness of mind. He who rules, let him rule with diligence; and he who shows mercy must be cheerful.

For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

"If you love me, you will obey my commandments,

And, after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brothers," they said, "if you have any word of encouragement to the people, say it."

Everywhere they strengthened the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to hold to the faith. "It is through many tribulations," they said, "that we must enter into the kingdom of God."

If then there is any comfort in Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love, if there is any companionship of the Spirit, if there is any tenderness or pity,

So make no hasty judgment until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make plain the purpose of men's hearts. Then each man's due praise will come to him from God.

Because whether you are eating or whether you are drinking, you are to do it all for the glory of God.

"Be careful not to do your good deeds in the sight of men, in order to be observed by them. If you do, you have no reward with your heavenly Father.

comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.

But at three o'clock Jesus cried out in loud voice, "Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani?" (That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?")

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right.

For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eager desire to be rich some have been led astray form the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

(And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.)

From your lips let no evil words come forth, but such as occasion warrants, such as are good for upbuilding and give a blessing to the hearers.

Come my brother, let me have joy in the Lord because of you! Refresh my heart in Christ!

And he kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.