39 Bible Verses about striving

I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.

And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.

I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.

Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.

Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.

Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:

And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.

Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.

What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?

Be at peace in the knowledge that I am God: I will be lifted up among the nations, I will be honoured through all the earth.

If, in a fight, one man gives another a blow with a stone, or with the shut hand, not causing his death, but making him keep in bed;

And this is the purpose of all our work and our fighting, because our hope is in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, and specially of those who have faith.

With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

And the Lord said, My spirit will not be in man for ever, for he is only flesh; so the days of his life will be a hundred and twenty years.

Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.

Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

Now I make request to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you will be working together with me in your prayers to God for me;

And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.

Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.

Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.

O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me.

To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.