22 Bible Verses about Zeal

as to zeal persecuting the church, as to the righteousness of the law blameless: but those things,

And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme, and being excessively enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

For ye have heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I outragiously persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land to make a proselyte, and when he is gained, ye make him more the child of hell than yourselves.

Maintain the glorious combat of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast made a good profession before many witnesses.

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be refreshed, by knowing the state of your affairs. For I have no one of a like spirit, who will with a kind of natural affection take care of your affairs. For all seek their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. read more.
But ye know the proof I have had of him, that as son with a father he served with me in the gospel.

But it is good to be zealously affected always in that which is good, and not only when I am present with you.

Whomsoever I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent.

So ye also, since ye are so desirous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them to the edification of the church.

not slothful in business: fervent in spirit: serving the Lord.

for the Son of man came from thence to save that which was lost.

Do not ye say, it is yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, lift up your eyes, and see the fields, they are already white for harvest.

for I could wish that I myself were made a curse after the manner of Christ, for my brethren, my kindred according to the flesh;

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

I extol my office, that if possible I may excite to emulation my brethren according to the flesh, and may save some of them:

as to zeal persecuting the church, as to the righteousness of the law blameless: but those things,

And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme, and being excessively enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

For ye have heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I outragiously persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land to make a proselyte, and when he is gained, ye make him more the child of hell than yourselves.

And He said to them, Why did ye so seek me? Did not ye know that I ought to be in my Father's house?

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

Jesus saith unto them, My food is to do the will of Him that sent me, and to finish his work.

I must perform 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 one, but the more He charged them, the more they published it:

But when he was gone he began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the report: so that Jesus could no more go openly into the city, but kept out in country places: and they came to Him from all parts.

And one of those that were present, drawing a sword, struck at the high priest's servant, and took off his ear.

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

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

and I made a proficiency in Judaism above many of the same age with me in my own nation, being excessively zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

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

Whomsoever I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent.

not slothful in business: fervent in spirit: serving the Lord.

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land to make a proselyte, and when he is gained, ye make him more the child of hell than yourselves.

through the efficacy of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round as far as to Illyricum, I have fully declared the gospel of Christ:

but now having no more to detain me in these parts, and having had a great desire for many years to come to you, when I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you:

But it is good to be zealously affected always in that which is good, and not only when 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.

---I am indeed a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day. And I persecuted those of this persuasion even unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

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

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

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but 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 apology, what indignation, what fear, what earnest desire, what zeal, what revenge! by all which ye have shewn yourselves to be clear in the affair.

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

So ye also, since ye are so desirous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them to the edification of the church.

for I know your readiness of mind, which I boast of concerning you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath excited many.

for I bear him witness, that he is very zealous for you, and for those in Laodicea, and Hierapolis.

not slothful in business: fervent in spirit: serving the Lord.

Who had been instructed in the way of our Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught clearly the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John.

Beloved, having an earnest desire to write to you concerning the common salvation, I was under a necessity of writing to exhort you that ye would strive earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.