Ecclesiastes 3:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I have seen what difficult things God demands of us.

Cross References

Genesis 3:19

You will have to sweat to earn a living; you were made out of soil, and you will once again turn into soil.”

Ecclesiastes 11:5

No one can explain how a baby breathes before it is born. So how can anyone explain what God does? After all, he created everything.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

My dear friends, you haven't forgotten our hard work and hardships. You remember how night and day we struggled to make a living, so that we could tell you God's message without being a burden to anyone.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

and we didn't accept food from anyone without paying for it. We didn't want to be a burden to any of you, so night and day we worked as hard as we could.