'Working' in the Bible

And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.

And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.

Preaching in the name of the Lord without fear; and he had discussions with the Greek Jews; but they were working for his death.

But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.

And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:

For the effecting of which our twelve tribes have been working and waiting night and day with all their hearts. And in connection with this hope I am attacked by the Jews, O king!

For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another:

But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead.

Was then that which is good, death to me? In no way. But the purpose was that sin might be seen to be sin by working death to me through that which is good; so that through the orders of the law sin might seem much more evil.

But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.

And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

Now I make request to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you will be working together with me in your prayers to God for me;

Timothy, who is working with me, sends his love to you, so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my relations.

Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.

And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.

But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:

And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?

So then, death is working in us, but life in you.

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.

If any question comes up about Titus, he is my brother-worker, working with me for you; or about the others, they are the representatives of the churches to the glory of Christ.

(Because he who was working in Peter as the Apostle of the circumcision was working no less in me among the Gentiles);

I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.

Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,

In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;

Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power.

Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

By whom this poor body of ours will be changed into the image of the body of his glory, in the measure of the working by which he is able to put all things under himself.

And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.

Having been put to death with him in baptism, by which you came to life again with him, through faith in the working of God, who made him come back from the dead.

For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,

And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.

And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.

That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.

And it seems right to me, as long as I am in this tent of flesh, to keep your minds awake by working on your memory;

And if any man would do them damage, fire comes out of their mouth and puts an end to those who are working against them: and if any man has a desire to do them damage, in this way will he be put to death.

For they are evil spirits, working signs; who go out even to the kings of all the earth, to get them together to the war of the great day of God, the Ruler of all.