Bible Verses About Working for God
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for working for god, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 7,825 votes, led by Colossians 3:23. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Working for God
Colossians 3:23239 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
1 Corinthians 15:58208 votes
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Colossians 3:23-24194 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
John 5:17185 votes
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
Luke 1:37170 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Proverbs 14:23166 votes
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Psalms 90:17165 votes
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
2 Timothy 2:15164 votes
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Genesis 2:15162 votes
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Proverbs 16:3162 votes
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Ephesians 2:10150 votes
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Proverbs 12:24132 votes
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
1 Timothy 5:8130 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Ephesians 4:28124 votes
Let 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.
2 Thessalonians 3:10124 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
1 Corinthians 10:31117 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Philippians 4:13116 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Proverbs 13:4108 votes
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Jeremiah 29:11107 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
1 Corinthians 3:9104 votes
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
John 6:27102 votes
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Colossians 3:17102 votes
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:2498 votes
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Philippians 2:12-1697 votes
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Ecclesiastes 9:1096 votes
Whatsoever 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.
What does the Bible say about working for god?
Readers most often cite Colossians 3:23 on the subject of working for god. Across 7,825 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 3:23-24, John 5:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.