Romans 12:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

As you serve the Lord, work hard and don’t be lazy. Be excited about serving him!

Cross References

Acts 18:25

He had been taught about the Lord and was always excited to talk to people about Jesus. What he taught was right, but the only baptism he knew about was the baptism that John taught.

1 Peter 4:8

Most important of all, love each other deeply, because love makes you willing to forgive many sins.

Proverbs 13:4

Lazy people always want things but never get them. Those who work hard get plenty.

Hebrews 12:28

So we should be thankful because we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. And because we are thankful, we should worship God in a way that will please him. We should do this with respect and fear,

Ephesians 4:28

Whoever has been stealing must stop it and start working. They must use their hands for doing something good. Then they will have something to share with those who are poor.

1 Peter 1:22

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.

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.

Matthew 24:12

There will be so much more evil in the world that the love of most believers will grow cold.

Proverbs 10:26

Sending a lazy person to do anything is as irritating as vinegar on your teeth or smoke in your eyes.

Proverbs 22:29

Skilled workers will always serve kings. They will never have to work for less important people.

Proverbs 18:9

Someone who does careless work is as bad as someone who destroys things.

Exodus 5:17

Pharaoh answered, “You are lazy, and 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 to the Lord.

1 Timothy 5:13

Also, these younger widows begin to waste their time going from house to house. They also begin to gossip and try to run other people’s lives. They say things they should not say.

Isaiah 56:10

The watchmen are all blind. They don’t know what they are doing. They are like dogs that will not bark. They lie on the ground and sleep. Oh, they love to sleep.

Revelation 2:4

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

Colossians 4:1

Masters, give what is good and fair to your servants. Remember that you have a Master in heaven.

1 Corinthians 7:22

If you were a slave when the Lord chose you, you are now free in the Lord. You belong to the Lord. In the same way, if you were free when you were chosen, you are now Christ’s slave.

Matthew 25:26

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

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 the place of death.

James 5:16

So always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you. Anyone who lives the way God wants can pray, and great things will happen.

Proverbs 31:15

She wakes up early in the morning, cooks food for her family, and gives the servants their share.