'Working' in the Bible

But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.”

and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.

In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

and we toil, working with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;

Or do only Barnabas and I not have a right to refrain from working?

And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain—

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might

in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.

from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we kept working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;

equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected;