Bible verses about "effort" | Coverdale

¹ The foolish bodyes saye in their hertes: Tush, there is no God. They are corrupte, ad become abhominable in their doynges, there is not one yt doth good.

²³ What so euer ye do, do it hertely, euen as vnto the LORDE and not vnto men. ²⁴ And be sure, that of the LORDE ye shal receaue the rewarde of ye enheritaunce: For ye serue the LORDE Christ.

²¹ in as moch as they knewe, that there is a God, and haue not praysed him as God ner thanked him, but became vayne in their ymaginacions, and their foolish hert was blynded. ²² Whan they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles:

¹⁹ Let vs therfore folowe those thinges which make for peace, & thinges wherwith one maye edifye another.

⁷ Axe, and it shalbe geuen you: Seke, and ye shall fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

¹³ There hath yet no teptacion ouertaken you, but soch as foloweth the nature of man. Neuertheles God is faithfull, which shal not suffre you to be tempted aboue youre strength, but shal in the myddes of ye temptacion make a waye to come out, that ye maye beare it.

⁵ Geue ye all youre diligence therfore here vnto, and in youre faith mynister vertue: in vertue, knowlege: ⁶ in knowlege, temperancy: in temperancy, pacience: in pacience, godlynes: ⁷ in godlynes, brotherly loue: in brotherly loue, generall loue. ⁸ For yf these thinges be plenteous in you, they will not let you be ydle nor vnfrutefull in ye knowlege of oure LORDE Iesus Christ. ⁹ But he that lacketh these thinges, is blynde, & gropeth for the waye with the hade, and hath forgotten, that he was clensed from his olde synnes. ¹⁰ Wherfore (brethre) geue the more diligence, to make youre callynge and eleccion sure: for yf ye do soch thinges, ye shal not fall,

¹⁰ What so euer thou takest in hande to do, that do with all thy power: for amoge the deed (where as thou goest vnto) there is nether worke, councell, knowlege ner wy?dome.

²³ What so euer ye do, do it hertely, euen as vnto the LORDE and not vnto men.