22 Bible Verses about Zeal

persecuting the church, touching the righteousness, which is by the law, blameless.

And frequently punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

For ye have heard of my behaviour in time past in the Jewish religion, that above measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.

Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land, to make one proselyte, and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which thou art called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

Now I trust in the Lord Jesus, to send Timotheus to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged, when I know your state. For I have none like-minded, who will naturally care for what concerneth you. For all seek their own, not the things of Christ. read more.
But ye know the proof of him, that as a son with his father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

Now it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only while I am present with you.

Whomsoever I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous and repent.

So ye also, seeing ye desire spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them, to the edifying of the church.

Not slothful in business, servent in spirit, serving the Lord:

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

Say ye not, There are yet four months, and the harvest cometh? Lo, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and survey the fields, for they are white already to harvest.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen after the flesh:

Brethren, the desire of my heart, and my prayer to God for Israel is, that they may be saved.

I magnify my office: If by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and save some of them.

persecuting the church, touching the righteousness, which is by the law, blameless.

And frequently punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

For ye have heard of my behaviour in time past in the Jewish religion, that above measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.

Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land, to make one proselyte, and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

And he said to them, Why sought ye me? Knew ye not, that I must be about my Father's business?

And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

My meat is, to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night is coming, when no man can work.

And he charged them to tell no man; but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it,

But he going out published it much and blazed abroad the matter, so that he could no more openly enter into the city; but he was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

And one of them that stood by, drew a sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

For I bear them record, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

And having heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believing Jews there are, and they are all zealous for the law.

And I profited in the Jewish religion above many of my years among my countrymen, being more abundantly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

For I bear them record, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

Whomsoever I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous and repent.

Not slothful in business, servent in spirit, serving the Lord:

Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land, to make one proselyte, and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

by the power of the Spirit, so that I have fully preached the Gospel of Christ, from Jerusalem round about, as far as Illyricum.

But now having no longer place in these parts, and having had a great desire for many years to come to you, Whenever I go into Spain, I will come to you;

Now it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only while I am present with you.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

and he saith) I am verily a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women: As likewise the high priest is my witness, and all the estate of the elders:

Brethren, the desire of my heart, and my prayer to God for Israel is, that they may be saved.

And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but likewise all that hear me, were this day both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation not to be repented of, whereas the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold, this very thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly manner, what diligence it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge? In all things ye have approved yourselves to be pure in this matter.

And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

So ye also, seeing ye desire spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them, to the edifying of the church.

For I know your readiness, which I boast concerning you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

For I bear him witness, that he hath a great zeal for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis.

Not slothful in business, servent in spirit, serving the Lord:

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write to you and exhort you, to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.