Popular Bible Verses about Work - Page 7

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Romans 11:6

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And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. NIV

But if it is by grace (His unmerited favor and graciousness), it is no longer conditioned on works or anything men have done. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace [it would be meaningless]. AMP

And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. KJV

Jonah 1:8

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So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?" NIV

Then they said to him, Tell us, we pray you, on whose account has this evil come upon us? What is your occupation? Where did you come from? And what is your country and nationality? AMP

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? KJV

Isaiah 64:8

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Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. NIV

Yet, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our Potter, and we all are the work of Your hand. AMP

But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. KJV

James 1:4

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Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. NIV

But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. AMP

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. KJV

Exodus 1:14

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They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians used them ruthlessly. NIV

They made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar, brick, and all kinds of work in the field. All their service was with harshness and severity. AMP

And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour. KJV

1 Kings 5:6

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"So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians." NIV

So, Hiram, command them to hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; my servants shall join yours, and I will give you whatever wages you set for your servants. For you know that no one among us can equal the skill of the Sidon men in cutting timber. AMP

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. KJV

Job 14:15

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You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made. NIV

[Then] You would call and I would answer You; You would yearn for [me] the work of Your hands. AMP

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. KJV

Haggai 1:14

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So the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the LORD Almighty, their God NIV

And the Lord aroused the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people, so that they came and labored on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God AMP

And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, KJV

2 Corinthians 10:16

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So that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else's territory. NIV

So that [we may even] preach the Gospel in lands [lying] beyond you, without making a boast of work already done in another [man's] sphere of activity [before we came on the scene]. AMP

To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand. KJV

2 Corinthians 8:11

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Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. NIV

So now finish doing it, that your [enthusiastic] readiness in desiring it may be equalled by your completion of it according to your ability and means. AMP

Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. KJV