Romans 12:11

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Be not slouthfull in the busynesse that ye haue in hande. Be feruent in the sprete. Applye youre selues vnto the tyme.

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  • Acts 18:25 : 25 the same was infourmed in the waye of the LORDE, and spake feruently in the sprete, and taughte diligently the thinges of the LORDE, and knewe but the baptyme off Ihon onely.
  • Heb 6:10-11 : 10 For God is not vnrighteous, that he shulde forget youre worke and laboure of loue, which ye shewed in his name, whan ye mynistred vnto the sayntes, and yet mynister. 11 Yee and we desyre, that euery one of you shewe the same diligence, to the stablyshinge of hope euen vnto the ende,
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 but aboue all thinges haue feruent loue amonge you one to another. For loue couereth the multitude of synnes.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Euen ye which haue purifyed youre soules in obeyenge the trueth thorow the sprete, for to loue brotherly without faynynge, & feruently one to loue another wt a pure hert,
  • Matt 24:12 : 12 and because iniquyte shal haue the vpper hande, the loue of many shal abate.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 He that hath stollen, let him steale nomore: but let him laboure rather, and do some good with his hondes, that he maye haue to geue vnto him that nedeth.
  • Eph 6:5-8 : 5 Ye seruauntes, obey youre bodely masters, with feare and tremblynge, in synglenes of youre hert, euen as vnto Christ, 6 not with seruyce onely in the eye sighte, as men pleasers: but as the seruauntes off Christ, doynge the wyll off God from the hert 7 with good wyll. Thynke that ye serue the LORDE and not me: 8 and be sure, that what good soeuer a man doth, he shal reaceaue it agayne of the LORDE, whether he be bonde or fre.
  • Col 3:22-24 : 22 Ye seruauntes, be obedient vnto youre bodely masters in all thinges, not with eye seruyce as men pleasers, but in synglenes of hert, fearinge God. 23 What so euer ye do, do it hertely, euen as vnto the LORDE and not vnto men. 24 And be sure, that of the LORDE ye shal receaue the rewarde of ye enheritaunce: For ye serue the LORDE Christ.
  • Col 4:1 : 1 Ye masters, do vnto youre seruauntes that which is iust and equall, and knowe, yt ye also haue a master in heauen.
  • Col 4:12-13 : 12 Epaphras a seruaunt of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, & allwaye laboureth feruently for you in prayers, yt ye maye stonde perfecte and full, in all that is the wil of God. 13 I beare him recorde, that he hath a feruent mynde for you, and for the at Laodicea, and at Hierapolis.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 and that ye study to be quyete, and to medle with youre awne busynesse, and to worke with youre awne hades, as we commaunded you, 12 that ye maye walke honestly towarde the that are without, and that nothinge be lackynge vnto you.
  • 2 Thess 3:6-9 : 6 But we requyre you brethren, in the name of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe youre selues from euery brother that walketh inordinatly, and not after the institucion which he receaued of vs. 7 For ye yor selues knowe, how ye oughte to folowe vs: for we behaued not oure selues inordinatly amonge you, 8 nether toke we bred of eny man for naughte but wrought wt laboure and trauayle night and daye, lest we shulde be chargeable to eny of you. 9 Not but that we had auctorite, but to geue oure selues for an ensample vnto you to folowe vs. 10 And whan we were wt you, this we warned you of, that yf there were eny which wolde not worke, ye same shulde not eate. 11 For we heare saye, that there are some which walke amonge you inordinatly, and worke not at all, but are busy bodies. 12 But them that are soche, we commaunde and exhorte by oure LORDE Iesus Christ, that they worke with quyetnes, and eate their awne bred.
  • 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 Besydes this they are ydell, and lerne to runne aboute fro house to house. Not onely are they ydell, but also tryflinge & busybodies, speakynge thinges which are not comly.
  • Titus 2:9-9 : 9 Exhorte the seruauntes, to be obedient vnto their masters, to please in all thinges, not answeringe agayne, 10 nether to be pykers, but to shewe all good faithfulnes, that in all thinges they maye do worshippe vnto the doctryne off God oure Sauioure.
  • Exod 5:17 : 17 Pharao sayde: Ye are ydle, ydle are ye, therfore saye ye: we will go, and do sacrifice vnto the LORDE.
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the Emmet (thou slogarde) cosidre hir wayes, & lerne to be wyse. 7 She hath no gyde, no teacher, no leder: 8 yet in the sommer she prouideth hir meate, & gathereth hir foode together i ye haruest. 9 How loge wilt thou slepe, thou slogish ma? Wha wilt thou aryse out of thy slepe?
  • Prov 10:26 : 26 As vyneger is to the teth, and as smoke is vnto ye eyes, eue so is a slogish personne to them that sende him forth.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The slogarde wolde fayne haue, and can not get his desyre: but the soule of the diligent shal haue plenty.
  • Prov 18:9 : 9 Who so is slouthfull and slacke in his labor, is ye brother of him ye is a waister.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Seist thou not, yt they which be diligent in their busines stonde before kynges, and not amonge the symple people?
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I wente by ye felde of ye slouthfull, & by ye vynyarde of the foolish ma. 31 And lo, it was all couered wt nettels, & stode full of thistles, & ye stone wall was broke downe. 32 This I sawe, & cosidered it wel: I loked vpo it, & toke it for a warnynge. 33 Yee slepe on still a litle, slobre a litle, folde thine hodes together yet a litle: 34 so shall pouerte come vnto the as one yt trauayleth by ye waye, & necessite like a wapened man.
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The slouthfull sayeth: there is a leoparde in ye waye, and a lyon in ye myddest of the stretes. 14 Like as the dore turneth aboute vpon the tresholde, euen so doth the slouthfull welter himself in his bedd. 15 The slouthfull body thrusteth his hode in to his bosome, and it greueth him to put it agayne to his mouth. 16 The slogarde thinketh him self wyser, then vij. men that sytt and teach.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 What so euer thou takest in hande to do, that do with all thy power: for amoge the deed (where as thou goest vnto) there is nether worke, councell, knowlege ner wy?dome.
  • Isa 56:10 : 10 For his watchmen are all blinde, they haue alltogether no vnderstondinge, they are all domme dogges, not beinge able to barcke, they are slepery: slogish are they, & lie snortinge:
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 But his lorde answered, and sayde vnto him: Thou euell and slouthfull seruaunt, knewest thou that I reape where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not?
  • Heb 12:28 : 28 Wherfore, seynge we receaue the vnmoueable kyngdome, we haue grace, wherby we maye serue God, & please him, with reuerence and godly feare.
  • Jas 5:16 : 16 Knowlege youre fautes one to another: and praye one for another, that ye maye be healed. The prayer of a righteous man auayleth moche, yf it be feruet.
  • Acts 20:19 : 19 and serued ye LORDE with all humblenesse of mynde, and with many teares and tentacions, which happened vnto me by ye layenges of wayte of the Iewes,
  • Acts 20:34-35 : 34 For ye youre selues knowe, that these handes haue mynistred vnto my necessities, and them that were with me. 35 I haue shewed you all thinges, how that so labouringe ye oughte to receaue the weake, and to remembre the worde of the LORDE, how that he sayde: It is more blessed to geue, then to receaue.
  • 1 Cor 7:22 : 22 For he that is called in the LORDE beynge a seruaute, is a fre man of the LORDE. Likewyse he that is called beynge fre, is a seruaut of Christ.
  • Rev 2:4 : 4 Neuerthelesse I haue somwhat agaynst the, for thou hast lefte thy fyrst loue.
  • Rev 3:15-16 : 15 I knowe thy workes, yt thou art nether colde nor hot: I wolde thou were colde or hote. 16 So then because thou art bitwene bothe, and nether colde ner hote I wyll spew the out off my mouth:

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