Romans 12:11

Be diligent rather than lazy, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.

Cross-references · 32

• Heb 6:10–11For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
• Acts 18:25This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
• Rev 3:15–16I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
• Prov 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
• 1 Pet 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
• Col 3:22–24Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
• Heb 12:28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
• Eph 4:28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
• 1 Pet 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
• Prov 26:13–16The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
• Prov 10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
• Matt 24:12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
• Eph 6:5–8Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
• Acts 20:19Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
• Prov 22:29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
• 2 Th 3:6–12Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
• Prov 6:6–9Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
• Exod 5:17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
• Prov 18:9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
• Prov 24:30–34I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
• Titus 2:9–10Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
• 1 Tim 5:13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
• 1 Th 4:11–12And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
• Acts 20:34–35Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
• Rev 2:4Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
• Isa 56:10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
• Matt 25:26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
• Col 4:1Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
• Col 4:12–13Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
• 1 Cor 7:22For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant.
• Eccl 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
• Jas 5:16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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