39 Bible Verses about striving

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Not that I have already received [this], or [have] already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of [that] for which also I was laid hold of by Christ.

for which [purpose] also I labor, striving according to his working which is at work powerfully in me.

I saw all the works that are done under the sun. Look! Everything [is] vanity and chasing wind.

"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to,

And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all [things]. Thus those [do so] in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable [one].

Only lead your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent I hear {your circumstances}, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,

Better [is] one handful with peace than two fists full with toil and chasing wind.

Finally, brothers, rejoice, be restored, be encouraged, {be in agreement}, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

You have not yet resisted to the point of [shedding your] blood [as you] struggle against sin.

And also if anyone competes he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.

Woe [to the] one who strives with his {maker}, a potsherd among potsherds of earth! Does [the] clay say to the one who fashions it, 'What are you making?' and 'Your work has no hands'?

Epaphras, who is [one] of you, greets you, a slave of Christ always struggling on behalf of you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

For what does a person receive for all his toil and in the longing of his heart with which he toils under the sun?

Be still, and know that I [am] God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.

" 'And if men quarrel and a man strikes his neighbor with a stone or with a fist and he does not die, but {he is confined to bed},

For to this [end] we labor and suffer reproach, because we have put our hope in [the] living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

I also realized that all [of the] toil and all [of] the skillful work that is done--it [is] envy between one man and {another}. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!

For am I now making an appeal to people or [to] God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.

do not hastily bring out to court, for what will you do at its end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

And Yahweh said, "My Spirit shall not abide with humankind forever in that he [is] also flesh. And his days [shall be] one hundred and twenty years."

Remind [people] of these [things], solemnly urging [them] before the Lord not to dispute about words. [This is] in no way beneficial [and leads to] the ruin of the hearers.

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Now I exhort you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to contend along with me in your prayers on my behalf to God,

Let us know, let us press on to know Yahweh; his rising [is] sure like [the] dawn. He will come like the showers to us, like [the] spring rain that waters [the] earth.

Yet, let no one contend, and let no one accuse, for with you, O priest, [is my] contention.

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;

to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,

{For this reason} also myself {always} do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.

Contend, O Yahweh, with my contenders; fight [those who] fight me.

He safely redeems my life from [the] battle against me, because [those standing] against me are among many.

For to the person who [is] good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give [it] to [him who is] pleasing to him. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!

Do not tire [in order] to become rich; out of your understanding, [may you] desist

{Better to be content with what your eyes see than for your soul to constantly crave more}. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!

But you, O man of God, flee from these [things], and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.