Romans 12:11
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11 Do not be slothful in zeal, (A)be fervent in spirit,[a] (B)serve the Lord.
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- Romans 12:11 Or fervent in the Spirit
Hebrews 6:10-11
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10 For (A)God is not unjust so as to overlook (B)your work and the love that you have shown for his name in (C)serving the saints, as you still do. 11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance (D)of hope until the end,
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Acts 18:25
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25 He had been instructed in (A)the way of the Lord. And (B)being fervent in spirit,[a] he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only (C)the baptism of John.
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- Acts 18:25 Or in the Spirit
Revelation 3:15-16
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15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. (A)Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
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1 Peter 4:8
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8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since (A)love covers a multitude of sins.
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 (A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent (B)is richly supplied.
Hebrews 12:28
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28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving (A)a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus (B)let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
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Colossians 3:22-24
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22 Bondservants, obey (A)in everything those who are your earthly masters,[a] not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 (B)Whatever you do, work heartily, (C)as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord (D)you will receive the inheritance as your reward. (E)You are serving the Lord Christ.
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- Colossians 3:22 Or your masters according to the flesh
Ephesians 4:28
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28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather (A)let him labor, (B)doing honest work with his own hands, so (C)that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for (A)a sincere brotherly love, (B)love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
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Acts 20:19
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19 (A)serving the Lord (B)with all humility and with (C)tears and with trials that happened to me through (D)the plots of the Jews;
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Matthew 24:12
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12 And because lawlessness will be increased, (A)the love of many will grow cold.
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Ephesians 6:5-8
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Bondservants and Masters
5 (A)Bondservants,[a] obey your earthly masters[b] with fear and trembling, (B)with a sincere heart, (C)as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as (D)people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 (E)knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, (F)whether he is a bondservant or is free.
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- Ephesians 6:5 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 6; likewise for bondservant in verse 8
- Ephesians 6:5 Or your masters according to the flesh
Proverbs 26:13-16
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13 (A)The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
15 (B)The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is (C)wiser in his own eyes
(D)than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 22:29
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29 Do you see a man skillful in his work?
He will (A)stand before kings;
he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 10:26
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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Titus 2:9-10
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9 (A)Bondservants[a] are to be submissive to their own masters (B)in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, (C)but showing all good faith, (D)so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
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- Titus 2:9 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
2 Thessalonians 3:6-12
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Warning Against Idleness
6 Now we command you, brothers, (A)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)that you keep away from any (C)brother (D)who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. 7 For you yourselves know (E)how you ought to imitate us, because (F)we were not idle when we were with you, 8 nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but (G)with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. 9 It was (H)not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves (I)an example to imitate. 10 For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: (J)If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. 11 For we hear that some among you (K)walk in idleness, not busy at work, but (L)busybodies. 12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.[a]
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Greek to eat their own bread
Proverbs 6:6-9
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6 (A)Go to (B)the ant, O (C)sluggard;
consider her ways, and (D)be wise.
7 (E)Without having any chief,
(F)officer, or ruler,
8 she prepares her bread (G)in summer
and (H)gathers her food in harvest.
9 (I)How long will you lie there, (J)O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
Exodus 5:17
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17 But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’
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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also (A)gossips and (B)busybodies, saying what they should not.
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Acts 20:34-35
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34 (A)You yourselves know that (B)these hands ministered to my necessities and (C)to those who were with me. 35 In all things (D)I have shown you that (E)by working hard in this way we must (F)help the weak and (G)remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed (H)to give than to receive.’”
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Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 (A)I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man (B)lacking sense,
31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone (C)wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and (D)considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 (E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
Proverbs 18:9
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9 Whoever is slack in his work
is a (A)brother to him who destroys.
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