23 Bible Verses about striving

I press on to the goal, to gain the prize of that heavenward Call which God gave me through Christ Jesus.

Not that I have already laid hold of it, or that I am already made perfect. But I press on, in the hope of actually laying hold of that for which indeed I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

It is for that I toil, struggling with all the energy which he inspires and which works powerfully within me.

"Strive to go in by the small door. Many, I tell you, will seek to go in, but they will not be able,

Every athlete exercises self-restraint in everything; they, indeed, for a crown that fades, we for one that is unfading.

Under all circumstances let your lives be worthy of the Good News of the Christ: so that, whether I come and see you, or whether I hear of your affairs at a distance, I may know that you are standing firm, animated by one spirit, and joining with one heart in a common struggle for the Faith taught by the Good News,

and a Servant of the Lord should never quarrel. He ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to every one, a skillful teacher, and forbearing.

And now, brothers, good-bye. Aim at perfection; take courage; agree together; live in peace. And then God, the source of all love and peace, will be with you.

You have not yet, in your struggle with sin, resisted to the death;

No athlete is ever awarded the wreath of victory unless he has kept the rules.

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, sends you his greeting. He is a servant of Christ Jesus, and is always most earnest in your behalf in his prayers, praying that you may stand firm, with a matured faith and with a sure conviction of all that is in accordance with God's will.

With that aim we toil and struggle, for we have set our hopes on the Living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who hold the Faith.

Always humble and gentle, patient, bearing lovingly with one another,

Is this, I ask, trying to conciliate men, or God? Am I seeking to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

Remind people of all this; urge them solemnly, as in the sight of God, to avoid controversy, a useless thing and the ruin of those who listen to it.

Try earnestly to live at peace with every one, and to attain to that purity without which no one will see the Lord.

I beg you, then, Brothers, by Jesus Christ, our Lord, and by the love inspired by the Spirit, to join me in earnest prayer to God on my behalf.

And striving to maintain in the bond of peace the unity given by the Spirit.

To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give Immortal Life;

This being so, I strive at all times to keep my conscience clear before both God and man.

But do you, Servant of God, avoid all this. Aim at righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.