39 Bible Verses about striving

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

{A Psalm of David.} Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.