The Value of Diligence

⁶ In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.^(A)

¹⁰ For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the^[a] love that you showed for his sake^[b] in serving the saints, as you still do.^(A)

⁴² and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”^(A)

⁶ The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.^(A)

Psalm 41

Assurance of God’s Help and a Plea for Healing

To the leader. A Psalm of David.

¹⁴ And you will be blessed because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

⁸ If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.^{(A) 9} So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.^{(B) 10} So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.^(C)