Romans 12:11 Cross References

Romans 12:11

11: Never be lazy in your work, but serve the Lord enthusiastically.

Acts 18:25

  1. He had been taught the way of the Lord and talked to others with great enthusiasm and accuracy about Jesus. However, he knew only about John's baptism.

Hebrews 6:10

  1. For God is not unfair. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other Christians, as you still do.
  2. Our great desire is that you will keep right on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

1 Peter 4:8

  1. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Revelation 3:15

  1. "I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were one or the other!
  2. But since you are like lukewarm water, I will spit you out of my mouth!

Proverbs 13:4

  1. Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper and be satisfied.

Ephesians 4:28

  1. If you are a thief, stop stealing. Begin using your hands for honest work, and then give generously to others in need.

1 Peter 1:22

  1. Now you can have sincere love for each other as brothers and sisters because you were cleansed from your sins when you accepted the truth of the Good News. So see to it that you really do love each other intensely with all your hearts.

Hebrews 12:28

  1. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be destroyed, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

  1. And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command with the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from any Christian who lives in idleness and doesn't follow the tradition of hard work we gave you.
  2. For you know that you ought to follow our example. We were never lazy when we were with you.
  3. We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
  4. It wasn't that we didn't have the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.
  5. Even while we were with you, we gave you this rule: "Whoever does not work should not eat."

Exodus 5:17

  1. But Pharaoh replied, "You're just lazy! You obviously don't have enough to do. If you did, you wouldn't be saying, `Let us go, so we can offer sacrifices to the LORD.'

Proverbs 10:26

  1. Lazy people are a pain to their employer. They are like smoke in the eyes or vinegar that sets the teeth on edge.

Proverbs 26:13

  1. The lazy person is full of excuses, saying, "I can't go outside because there might be a lion on the road! Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!"
  2. As a door turns back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.
  3. Some people are so lazy that they won't lift a finger to feed themselves.
  4. Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.

Ephesians 6:5

  1. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ.
  2. Work hard, but not just to please your masters when they are watching. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
  3. Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
  4. Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.

Matthew 24:12

  1. Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.

Proverbs 22:29

  1. Do you see any truly competent workers? They will serve kings rather than ordinary people.

1 Timothy 5:13

  1. Besides, they are likely to become lazy and spend their time gossiping from house to house, getting into other people's business and saying things they shouldn't.

Acts 20:34

  1. You know that these hands of mine have worked to pay my own way, and I have even supplied the needs of those who were with me.
  2. And I have been a constant example of how you can help the poor by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

1 Thessalonians 4:11

  1. This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we commanded you before.
  2. As a result, people who are not Christians will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others to meet your financial needs.

Acts 20:19

  1. I have done the Lord's work humbly--yes, and with tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews.

Colossians 3:22

  1. You slaves must obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Obey them willingly because of your reverent fear of the Lord.
  2. Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
  3. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and the Master you are serving is Christ.

Revelation 2:4

  1. But I have this complaint against you. You don't love me or each other as you did at first!

Proverbs 24:30

  1. I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one lacking sense.
  2. I saw that it was overgrown with thorns. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.
  3. Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson:
  4. A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--
  5. and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Titus 2:9

  1. Slaves must obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back
  2. or steal, but they must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.

Isaiah 56:10

  1. For the leaders of my people--the LORD's watchmen, his shepherds--are blind to every danger. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.

Proverbs 6:6

  1. Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and be wise!
  2. Even though they have no prince, governor, or ruler to make them work,
  3. they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.
  4. But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? I want you to learn this lesson:

1 Corinthians 7:22

  1. And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, the Lord has now set you free from the awful power of sin. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.

Matthew 25:26

  1. "But the master replied, 'You wicked and lazy servant! You think I'm a hard man, do you, harvesting crops I didn't plant and gathering crops I didn't cultivate?

James 5:16

  1. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.

Colossians 4:12

  1. Epaphras, from your city, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident of the whole will of God.
  2. I can assure you that he has agonized for you and also for the Christians in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

Proverbs 18:9

  1. A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

  1. Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Colossians 4:1

  1. You slave owners must be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master--in heaven.
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