Bible verses about "retirement" | Godbey

²⁸ For which one of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sitting down count the cost; if he has unto sufficiency?

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the divine love which you manifested in his name, having ministered to the saints, and ministering.

³³ Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves purses that will not get old, and treasure in the heavens which can not be stolen, where the thief does not draw nigh, nor the moth corrupt. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be.

¹⁷ Charge the rich in this world not to think high things, nor to hope in uncertain riches, but in God, who richly supplies us all things for our enjoyment; ¹⁸ that they do good, be rich in good works, be cheerful givers, ready communicators; ¹⁹ laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

⁶ having confidence as to this same thing, that the one having begun a good work in you will perfect it unto the day of Jesus Christ:

¹⁹ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break through and steal: ²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not corrupt, and thieves do not break through and steal: ²¹ for where your treasure is, there will be your heart also.

¹⁶ He spake a parable to them, saying, The farm of a certain rich man was very productive: ¹⁷ and he was reasoning in himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no place where I shall store my fruits? ¹⁸ And he said, I will do this: I will take down my barns, and build greater, and there I will gather all my fruits and my goods. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. ²⁰ But God said to him, Thou fool, this night they are demanding thy soul from thee; and to whom shall those things which thou hast prepared, belong? ²¹ So is every one laying up treasure for himself, and not rich toward God.

⁷ I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

²³ And it came to pass when the days of his ministry were fulfilled, he went away to his own house.

²⁴ But I consider my life worthy of no consideration to myself, so as to finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.