100 Bible Verses about Effort

Here are 100 Bible verses about effort, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Colossians 3:23 KJV

²³ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

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1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

¹³ There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJV

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

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Romans 14:19 KJV

¹⁹ Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

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2 Peter 1:5-10 KJV

⁵ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; ⁶ And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; ⁷ And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. ⁸ For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the …

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Matthew 7:7 KJV

⁷ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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Philippians 4:13 KJV

¹³ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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John 16:33 KJV

³³ These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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John 14:27 KJV

²⁷ Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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Luke 1:37 KJV

³⁷ For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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John 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Romans 8:28 KJV

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

¹¹ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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John 15:2 KJV

² Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

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2 Peter 1:7 KJV

⁷ And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

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Joshua 1:9 KJV

⁹ Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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2 Peter 1:5 KJV

⁵ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

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Isaiah 40:31 KJV

³¹ But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

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2 Timothy 1:7 KJV

⁷ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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Matthew 11:28 KJV

²⁸ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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Hebrews 11:1 KJV

¹ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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Ephesians 4:3 KJV

³ Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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Proverbs 13:4 KJV

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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Hebrews 11:6 KJV

⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Revelation 3:20 KJV

²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

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Galatians 5:22 KJV

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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John 1:1 KJV

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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Ephesians 4:2 KJV

² With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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Romans 5:8 KJV

⁸ But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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Galatians 6:9 KJV

⁹ And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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Matthew 19:26 KJV

²⁶ But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

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John 14:2 KJV

² In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

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Proverbs 14:23 KJV

²³ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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Colossians 3:23-24 KJV

²³ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; ²⁴ Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

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Proverbs 12:11 KJV

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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Psalm 23:4 KJV

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

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1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV

³¹ Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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Isaiah 41:10 KJV

¹⁰ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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Proverbs 16:3 KJV

³ Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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Proverbs 12:24 KJV

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

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Psalm 118:24 KJV

²⁴ This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

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2 Peter 1:8 KJV

⁸ For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Matthew 6:33 KJV

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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1 Corinthians 15:58 KJV

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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Matthew 6:34 KJV

³⁴ Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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John 15:13 KJV

¹³ Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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1 John 4:8 KJV

⁸ He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

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Proverbs 27:17 KJV

¹⁷ Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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Genesis 1:1 KJV

¹ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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Romans 6:23 KJV

²³ For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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1 Timothy 5:8 KJV

⁸ But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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Romans 13:8 KJV

⁸ Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

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John 14:6 KJV

⁶ Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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Hebrews 6:10 KJV

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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Philippians 2:13 KJV

¹³ For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

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Psalm 90:17 KJV

¹⁷ And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

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Acts 20:35 KJV

³⁵ I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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Acts 4:12 KJV

¹² Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

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1 Timothy 4:10 KJV

¹⁰ For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

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Psalm 46:10 KJV

¹⁰ Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

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Ephesians 2:10 KJV

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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2 Peter 1:6 KJV

⁶ And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

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Romans 6:3 KJV

³ Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

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1 Corinthians 13:2 KJV

² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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Romans 1:2 KJV

² (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

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Romans 9:16 KJV

¹⁶ So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

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John 5:17 KJV

¹⁷ But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

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Acts 2:38 KJV

³⁸ Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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Romans 12:2 KJV

² And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Acts 4:2 KJV

² Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

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Philippians 2:3 KJV

³ Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

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Isaiah 9:6 KJV

⁶ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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2 Peter 1:10 KJV

¹⁰ Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

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Romans 1:16 KJV

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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Philippians 4:6 KJV

⁶ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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Philippians 2:16 KJV

¹⁶ Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

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Romans 14:2 KJV

² For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

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1 Peter 5:7 KJV

⁷ Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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Colossians 2:1-23 KJV

¹ For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; ² That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; ³ In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom …

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Hebrews 10:36 KJV

³⁶ For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

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2 Peter 1:3 KJV

³ According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

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Colossians 3:3 KJV

³ For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

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Colossians 3:2 KJV

² Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

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Titus 3:14 KJV

¹⁴ And let our’s also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

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Ephesians 2:8 KJV

⁸ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

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Romans 8:1-39 KJV

¹ There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. ² For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. ³ For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: …

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Romans 5:3 KJV

³ And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

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Hebrews 11:1-40 KJV

¹ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ² For by it the elders obtained a good report. ³ Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. ⁴ By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he …

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Romans 8:31 KJV

³¹ What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

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Leviticus 20:13 KJV

¹³ If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

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James 3:3 KJV

³ Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

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Romans 8:2 KJV

² For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

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John 15:5 KJV

⁵ I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

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Romans 5:1 KJV

¹ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

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John 10:10 KJV

¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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Matthew 5:3 KJV

³ Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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1 John 4:1 KJV

¹ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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Galatians 2:20 KJV

²⁰ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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