Ecclesiastes 9:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Work hard at whatever you do. You will soon go to the world of the dead, where no one works or thinks or reasons or knows anything.

Cross References

Colossians 3:23

Do your work willingly, as though you were serving the Lord himself, and not just your earthly master.

Ephesians 5:16

These are evil times, so make every minute count.

Romans 12:11

Never give up. Eagerly follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord.

Psalm 6:5

If I die, I cannot praise you or even remember you.

1 Corinthians 9:24

You know that many runners enter a race, and only one of them wins the prize. So run to win!

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Plant your seeds early in the morning and keep working in the field until dark. Who knows? Your work might pay off, and your seeds might produce.

Jeremiah 29:13

You will worship me with all your heart, and I will be with you

Matthew 6:33

But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But God was kind! He made me what I am, and his wonderful kindness wasn't wasted. I worked much harder than any of the other apostles, although it was really God's kindness at work and not me.

1 Corinthians 9:26

I don't run without a goal. And I don't box by beating my fists in the air.

John 9:4

As long as it is day, we must do what the one who sent me wants me to do. When night comes, no one can work.

John 4:34

Jesus said: My food is to do what God wants! He is the one who sent me, and I must finish the work that he gave me to do.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

Rain clouds always bring rain; trees always stay wherever they fall.

Nehemiah 4:2

In front of his friends and the Samaritan army he said, “What is this feeble bunch of Jews trying to do? Are they going to rebuild the wall and offer sacrifices all in one day? Do they think they can make something out of this pile of scorched stones?”

Nehemiah 4:6

The people worked hard, and we built the walls of Jerusalem halfway up again.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Obey the LORD your God with your heart and soul. Begin work on the temple to honour him, so that the sacred chest and the things used for worship can be kept there.

1 Corinthians 16:10

When Timothy arrives, give him a friendly welcome. He is doing the Lord's work, just as I am.

Nehemiah 2:12

I got up during the night and left my house. I took some men with me, without telling anyone what I thought God wanted me to do for the city. The only animal I took was the donkey I rode on.

1 Chronicles 28:20

But you must see that everything is done according to these plans. Be confident, and never be afraid of anything or get discouraged. The LORD my God will help you do everything needed to finish the temple, so it can be used for worshipping him.

Numbers 13:30

Caleb calmed down the crowd and said, “Let's go and take the land. I know we can do it!”

Genesis 37:35

All Jacob's children came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will go to my grave, mourning for my son.” So Jacob kept on grieving.

1 Samuel 10:7

After these things happen, do whatever you think is right! God will help you.

Job 21:13

and they are successful, without a worry, until the day they die.

Isaiah 38:10

I thought I would die during my best years and stay as a prisoner for ever in the world of the dead.

Job 10:21

before I travel to the land of darkness and despair, the place of no return.

Proverbs 3:28

Don't tell your neighbour to come back tomorrow, if you can help today.

Matthew 20:7

“Because no one has hired us,” they answered. Then he told them to go and work in his vineyard.