'Business' in the Bible

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

and so were James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people."

And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.

And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

Peter said, “Look, we have left all [things—homes, families, businesses] and followed You.”

He called 10 of his slaves, gave them 10 minas, and told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.’

“At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those slaves he had given the money to, so he could find out how much they had made in business.

“But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;