39 occurrences in 9 translations

'Labor' in the Bible

“Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these!

Verse ConceptsNaturePlantsSolomon, Character OfSpinning And WeavingFine ClothesPlants Growing UpNot ToilingGrowingRosesBeauty And Self Worth

When a woman is in labor she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world.

Verse ConceptsAgony, Of BodyChild BearingChildbirthAnguish, CauseTravailLabour PainsBirthRejoicing In ProsperityHaving A Babybabyhurtingwomanhoodchildbearing

Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on you.

Verse ConceptsWomenThose Who Toiled

Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.

Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to stop doing manual labor [in order to support our ministry]?

Verse ConceptsBarnabasevangelists, ministry ofdisagreements

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

They have refreshed my spirit as well as yours. So fully acknowledge such men and deeply appreciate them.

Verse ConceptsAppreciationHonour The HonourablePeople RefreshedAppreciation For Pastorsrecognition

For it is written:Rejoice, childless woman,who does not give birth.Burst into song and shout,you who are not in labor,for the children of the desolate are many,more numerous than thoseof the woman who has a husband.

Verse ConceptsBarren WomenBarrennessSinglenessBarren, LandLabour PainsPerspective

Now if I continue living, fruitful labor is the result, so I do not know which I would prefer.

Verse ConceptsFruitful LabourSelf WorthWorthfruitfulness

However, I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, [who has been] my brother and companion and fellow soldier, who was also sent as your messenger to take care of my needs.

Verse ConceptsGood FriendsFellowship, In Christian ServiceAliancesFellow WorkersMessengerMissionaries, Support ForSoldiersVisitingFriendship, Examples Ofministering

For I bear him witness, that he hath much labor for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis.

Verse ConceptsFervourZealousness, Examples Of

We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, with toil and labor we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.

Verse ConceptsdiligenceNightPoverty, Remedies ForLabour Day And NightThose Who ToiledHardship

She was pregnant and cried out in labor and agony as she was about to give birth.

Verse ConceptsChild BearingPregnancyLabour PainsIndividuals Shouting

because in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!" And every shipmaster and {every seafarer} and sailors and all those who labor on the sea stood {far off}

Verse ConceptsTravelDestruction Of BabylonStanding At A DistanceMarinersDrawbacks To RichesShort Time For ActionBeing Singledistancesailingrevelation

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐργάζομαι 
Ergazomai 
Usage: 28

κοπιάω 
Kopiao 
Usage: 17

אוּץ 
'uwts 
Usage: 10

יגיע 
Y@giya` 
Usage: 16

יגע 
Yaga` 
Usage: 26

יגע 
Yaga` 
Usage: 1

יגע 
Yagea` 
Usage: 3

ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

לבן 
Laban 
Usage: 55

מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

סבל 
Cabal 
Usage: 9

עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

עבודה עבדה 
`abodah 
Usage: 146

עמל 
`amal 
Usage: 11

עמל 
`amel 
Usage: 9

עצב 
`etseb 
Usage: 7

פּעלּה 
P@`ullah 
Usage: 14

G75
ἀγωνίζομαι 
Agonizomai 
Usage: 5

ἐργάτης 
Ergates 
Usage: 6

ἔργον 
Ergon 
Usage: 130

κόπος 
Kopos 
Usage: 13

σπουδάζω 
Spoudazo 
Usage: 11

συναθλέω 
sunathleo 
Usage: 2

συνεργός 
sunergos 
Usage: 13

φιλοτιμέομαι 
Philotimeomai 
Usage: 3

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