Bible verses about "striving" | Mace

⁴⁶ Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not observe what I say?

⁵ let your morals be free from avarice, being contented with what you have: for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." ⁶ so that we may boldly say, " the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."

²² but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, sweetness of disposition, beneficence, faithfulness, meekness, temperance: ²³ against such there is no law.

¹⁵ endeavour to approve yourself to God, as an artist that is not afraid of reproach, by rightly explaining the word of truth.

⁷ because a sensual disposition of mind is averse to God: for it is not subject to the divine law, nor indeed can it be.

⁹ which shows that the people of God have a sabbath still to come. ¹⁰ then he that enters into divine rest, will indeed rest from his works, as God did from his. ¹¹ Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any of us by imitating their incredulity, should fall short thereof like them.

²⁴ strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for I declare unto you, that many shall try to get in, and shall not be able.