Bible verses about "employment" | Worrell

¹⁶ So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Who is in Heaven.

⁷ And in the same house abide, eating and drinking the things supplied by them; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

¹⁸ But, as it is, God did set the members, each one of them in the body, even as He willed.

¹¹ and to make it your aim to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we charged you; ¹² that ye walk becomingly towards those without, and that ye may have need of nothing.

¹ My brethren, become not many of you teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment.

²⁴ "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.

¹ Masters, render justice and equity to your servants, knowing that ye also have a Master in Heaven.

⁵ (but, if one knows not how to preside over his own house, how will he take care of an assembly of God?);

¹⁸ For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox while threshing," and "The laborer is worthy of his wages."

²² Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.

¹⁸ Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse.

¹⁴ "For it is as when a man, going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods: ¹⁵ and to one, indeed, he gave five talents; and to another, two; and to another, one—to each according to his own ability; and he went abroad. ¹⁶ "Straightway the one receiving the five talents, going, traded with them, and gained five others. ¹⁷ Likewise he also who received two gained other two. ¹⁸ And he who received one, going away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. ¹⁹ And, after a long time, the lord of those servants comes, and makes a reckoning with them. ²⁰ And the one who received the five talents, coming near brought other five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents; behold, I gained other five talents.' ²¹ His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will set you over many; enter into the joy of your lord.' ²² "He also, who received the two talents, coming near, said, 'You delivered to me two talents; behold, I gained other two talents.' ²³ His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things: enter into the joy of your lord.' ²⁴ And he who received the one talent, coming near said, 'Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man; reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter; ²⁵ and, being afraid, going away, I hid your talent in the earth: behold, you have your own.' ²⁶ But his lord, answering, said to him, 'Wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter. ²⁷ It behooved you, therefore, to put my money to the bankers; and, at my coming, I would have received my own with interest. ²⁸ Take from him, therefore, the talent, and give it to him who has the ten talents.'

³³ But seek ye first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

²³ Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;