Romans 12:11

The English Standar Version

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,[7] serve the Lord.

Cross References

Exodus 5:17

But he said, "You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Proverbs 18:9

Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Proverbs 31:15

She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might,[2] for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Matthew 24:12

And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.

Matthew 25:26

But his master answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed and gather where I scattered no seed?

Acts 18:25

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit,[3] he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

Acts 20:19

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

1 Corinthians 7:22

For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a slave of Christ.

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, treat your slaves[1] justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,

James 5:16

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.[2]

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Revelation 2:4

But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.