So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labour motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Recalling unceasingly before our God and Father your work energized by faith and service motivated by love and unwavering hope in [the return of] our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). [I Thess. 1:10.] American Standard Version (1901) remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father; Common English Bible This is because we remember your work that comes from faith, your effort that comes from love, and your perseverance that comes from hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father. Catholic Public Domain Version remembering your work of faith, and hardship, and charity, and enduring hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ, before God our Father. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Being mindful of the work of your faith, and labour, and charity, and of the enduring of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before God and our Father: |
So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
A huge torrent cannot extinguish love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all his wealth for love, it would be utterly scorned.
If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
and said, “Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.
but now revealed and made known through the prophetic Scriptures, according to the command of the eternal God to advance the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles #– #
eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honour, and immortality;
Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love #– #but the greatest of these is love.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.
For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.
who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.
For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
Let us not get tired of doing good, for we shall reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
But now Timothy has come to us from you and brought us good news about your faith and love. He reported that you always have good memories of us and that you long to see us, as we also long to see you.
In view of this, we always pray for you that our God will make you worthy of his calling, and by his power fulfil your every desire to do good and your work produced by faith,
We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and yet he was offering his one and only son,
equip you with everything good to do his will, working in us what is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. , Amen.
Let us, then, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.
but rather what is inside the heart , #– #the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.
Dear friends, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have confidence before God
And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself just as he is pure.
For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden,
I know your works #– #your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. I know that your last works are greater than the first.
Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is going to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.