Romans 12:11

Easy To Read Version

Don’t be lazy when you need to be working for the Lord. Be spiritually excited about serving him.

Cross References

Exodus 5:17

Pharaoh answered, “You are lazy. You don’t want to work. That is why you ask me to let you go. And that is why you want to leave here and make sacrifices [48] to the Lord.

Proverbs 10:26

Never let a lazy man do something for you. He will irritate you—like vinegar in your mouth or smoke in your eyes.

Proverbs 13:4

The lazy person wants things, but he can never get them. But people who work hard will get the things they want.

Proverbs 18:9

A person that does sloppy work is almost as bad as a person that destroys things.

Proverbs 22:29

If a person is skilled in his work, then he is good enough to serve kings. He will not have to work for people who are not important.

Proverbs 31:15

She wakes very early in the morning.\par She cooks food for her family\par and gives the servants their share.\par

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to that \{place of death\}.

Isaiah 56:10

The guards (prophets) are all blind.\par They don’t know what they are doing.\par They are like dogs that won’t bark.\par They lie on the ground and sleep.\par Oh, they love to sleep.\par

Matthew 24:12

There will be more and more evil in the world. So most believers will stop showing love.

Matthew 25:26

“The master answered, ‘You are a bad and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant, and that I gather crops where I did not put any seed.

Acts 18:25

Apollos had been taught about the Lord (Jesus). Apollos was always very excited {\cf2\super [371]} when he talked to people about Jesus. The things Apollos taught about Jesus were right. But the only baptism {\cf2\super [372]} that Apollos knew about was the baptism that John {\cf2\super [373]} taught.

Acts 20:19

The Jews planned things against me, and this gave me much trouble. But you know that I always served the Lord, sometimes with tears. I never thought about myself first.

1 Corinthians 7:22

The person who was a slave when the Lord called him is free in the Lord. That person belongs to the Lord. In the same way, the person who was free when he was called is now Christ’s slave.

Ephesians 4:28

If a person is stealing, he must stop stealing. That person must start working. He must use his hands for doing something good. Then he will have something to share with those people who are poor.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, give the things that are good and fair to your servants. Remember that you have a Master in heaven.

1 Timothy 5:13

Also, those younger widows begin to waste their time going from house to house. They also begin to gossip and be busy with other people’s lives. They say things they should not say.

James 5:16

Always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you. When a good person prays hard, great things happen.

1 Peter 1:22

Now you have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. Now you can have true love for your brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply—with all your heart.

1 Peter 4:8

Most important, love each other deeply. Love hides many, many sins.

Revelation 2:4

“But I have this against you: You have left the love you had in the beginning.