Bible verses about "striving" | Sawyer

^{46 (8:5)} And why do you call me Lord! Lord! and do not what I say?

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, ²³ meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.

⁵ Let your life be without avarice, and be contented with what you have; for he said, I will never leave you, I will never forsake you; ⁶ so that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear; what can man do to me?

¹⁵ Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a workman that will not be put to shame, rightly dividing the word of truth.

⁷ Because the minding of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God; for it can not be.

^{9 (1:7)} Therefore a sabbatism remains for the people of God. ¹⁰ For he [Christ] who entered into his rest, also himself rested from his works, as God from his. ^{11 (1:8)} Let us use diligence, therefore to enter into that rest [the heavenly rest], that no one may fall, after the same example of disobedience.

²⁴ Strive to enter in by the narrow gate; for many, I tell you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.