Verse 11

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 18:25 : 25 this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John;
  • Heb 6:10-11 : 10 for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering; 11 and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,
  • Matt 24:12 : 12 and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.
  • Eph 6:5-8 : 5 The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; 6 not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul, 7 with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men, 8 having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.
  • Col 3:22-24 : 22 The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God; 23 and all, whatever ye may do -- out of soul work -- as to the Lord, and not to men, 24 having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance -- for the Lord Christ ye serve;
  • Col 4:1 : 1 The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens.
  • Col 4:12-13 : 12 Salute you doth Epaphras, who `is' of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God, 13 for I do testify to him, that he hath much zeal for you, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you, 12 that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.
  • 2 Thess 3:6-9 : 6 And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us, 7 for yourselves have known how it behoveth `you' to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you; 8 nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you; 9 not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us; 10 for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat, 11 for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working, 12 and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;
  • 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 and at the same time also, they learn `to be' idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;
  • Titus 2:9-9 : 9 Servants -- to their own masters `are' to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying, 10 not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.
  • Exod 5:17 : 17 And he saith, `Remiss -- ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise; 7 Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler, 8 She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food. 9 Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
  • Prov 10:26 : 26 As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So `is' the slothful to those sending him.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
  • Prov 18:9 : 9 He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he `is' to a destroyer.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. 31 And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down. 32 And I see -- I -- I do set my heart, I have seen -- I have received instruction, 33 A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down. 34 And thy poverty hath come `as' a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' in the way, A lion `is' in the broad places.' 14 The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed. 15 The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth. 16 Wiser `is' the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven `men' returning a reason.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.
  • Isa 56:10 : 10 Blind `are' his watchmen -- all of them, They have not known, All of them `are' dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 `And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!
  • Heb 12:28 : 28 wherefore, a kingdom that cannot be shaken receiving, may we have grace, through which we may serve God well-pleasingly, with reverence and religious fear;
  • Jas 5:16 : 16 Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;
  • Acts 20:19 : 19 serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against `me';
  • Acts 20:34-35 : 34 and ye yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, minister did these hands; 35 all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth `us' to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
  • 1 Cor 7:22 : 22 for he who `is' in the Lord -- having been called a servant -- is the Lord's freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ:
  • Rev 2:4 : 4 `But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave!
  • Rev 3:15-16 : 15 I have known thy works, that neither cold art thou nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So -- because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth;