'Work' in the Bible

And why do you worry about clothes? Consider the lilies in the field and how they grow. They don't work or spin yarn,

When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing in the marketplace without work.

About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?'

"But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, "Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

It's like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge, each with his own work, and he ordered the doorkeeper to be alert.

But Martha was worrying about all the things she had to do, so she came to him and asked, "Lord, you do care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself, don't you? Then tell her to help me."

Consider how the lilies grow. They don't work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.

But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, told the crowd, "There are six days when work is to be done. So come on those days to be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

He told them, "Go and tell that fox, "Listen! I am driving out demons and healing today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will finish my work.

So he went out to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

Jesus told them, "My food is doing the will of the one who sent me and completing his work.

I have sent you to harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked, and you have adopted their work as your own."

nor do you have his word at work in you, because you do not believe in the one whom he sent.

Do not work for food that perishes but for food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal on him."

Jesus answered them, "This is God's work: to believe in the one whom he has sent."

Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned. This happened so that God's work might be revealed in him.

I must do the work of the one who sent me while it is day. Night is approaching, when no one can work.

You believe, don't you, that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I don't speak on my own. It is the Father who dwells in me and who carries out his work.

Therefore, brothers, appoint seven men among you who have a good reputation, who are full of the Spirit and wisdom, and we'll put them in charge of this work.

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me to do the work for which I called them."

When John was finishing his work, he said, "Who do you think I am? I'm not the Messiah. No, but he is coming after me, and I'm not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet.'

From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work they had completed.

but Paul did not think it was right to take along the man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and who had not gone with them into the work.

However, to someone who does not work, but simply believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

For while we were living according to our human nature, sinful passions were at work in our bodies by means of the Law, to bear fruit resulting in death.

This is also why you pay taxes. For rulers are God's servants faithfully devoting themselves to their work.

Therefore, in the Messiah Jesus I have the right to boast about my work for God.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, who work with me for the Messiah Jesus,

If his work is burned up, he will suffer loss. However, he himself will be saved, but it will be like going through fire.

You may have 10,000 mentors who work for the Messiah, but not many fathers. For in the Messiah Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

I am free, am I not? I am an apostle, am I not? I have seen Jesus our Lord, haven't I? You are the result of my work in the Lord, aren't you?

You know that those who work in the Temple get their food from the Temple and that those who serve at the altar get their share of its offerings, don't you?

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.

because a door has opened wide for me to do effective work, although many people are opposing me.

If Timothy comes, see to it that he does not have anything to be afraid of while he is with you, for he is doing the Lord's work as I am.

to submit yourselves to people like these and to anyone else who shares their labor and hard work.

It is not that we are trying to rule over your faith, but rather to work with you for your joy, because you have been standing firm in the faith.

And so death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger;

So we urged Titus to finish this work of kindness among you in the same way that he had started it.

Indeed, the more your faith, speech, knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for us increase, the more we want you to be rich in this work of kindness.

More than that, he has also been selected by the churches to travel with us while we are administering this work of kindness for the glory of the Lord and as evidence of our eagerness to help.

Besides, God is able to make every blessing of yours overflow for you, so that in every situation you will always have all you need for any good work.

We are not boasting about work done by others that cannot be evaluated. On the contrary, we cherish the hope that your faith may continue to grow and enlarge our sphere of action among you until it overflows.

But I will go on doing what I'm doing in order to deny an opportunity to those people who want an opportunity to be recognized as our equals in the work they are boasting about.

Does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you because you do the actions of the Law or because you believe what you heard?

I am afraid for you! I don't want my work for you to have been wasted!

and help everyone see how this secret that has been at work was hidden for ages by God, who created all things.

So then, I ask you not to become discouraged because of my troubles on your behalf, which work toward your glory.

to equip the saints, to do the work of ministry, and to build up the body of the Messiah

and do not give the Devil an opportunity to work.

The thief must no longer steal but must work hard and do what is good with his own hands, so that he might earn something to give to the needy.

And so, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I am absent, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will be proud when the Messiah returns that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.

because he came close to death for the work of the Messiah by risking his life to complete what remained unfinished in your service to me.

I became its servant as God commissioned me to work for you, so that I may complete my ministry of the word of God.

I work hard and struggle to do this, using the energy that he powerfully provides in me.

Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were doing it for the Lord and not merely for people.

In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring.

Here is another reason why we constantly give thanks to God: When you received God's word, which you heard from us, you did not accept it as the word of humans but for what it really is the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

But when I could stand it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I was afraid that the tempter had tempted you in some way, and that our work had been a waste of time.

Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you,

Brothers, we ask you to show your appreciation for those who work among you, set an example for you in the Lord, and instruct you.

Hold them in the highest regard, loving them because of their work. Live in peace with each other.

For the secret of this lawlessness is already at work, but only until the person now holding it back gets out of the way.

While we were with you, we gave this order: "If anyone doesn't want to work, he shouldn't eat."

We order and encourage such people by the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.

To this end we work hard and struggle, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, that is, of those who believe.

Elders who handle their duties well should be considered worthy of double compensation, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

But you must be clear-headed about everything. Endure suffering. Do the work of an evangelist. Devote yourself completely to your ministry.

Remind believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready to do any honorable kind of work.

"Twas not for deeds that we had done, but by his steadfast love alone, he saved us through a second birth, renewed us by the Spirit's work,

And, "In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.