Religious Zeal

308 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.

33 sections

Andrew and Philip

John 1:41–46 He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ). …

Anna

Luke 2:38 Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Asa

1 Kings 15:11–15 And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. …
2 Chronicles 14:1–5 Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years. …
2 Chronicles 14:15 They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

Elijah

1 Kings 19:10 “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking …

Ephesians

Revelation 2:2–3 I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles. …
Revelation 2:6 But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Exemplified

Exodus 32:31–32 So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. …
Numbers 10:29 Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised …
Numbers 11:29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous on my account? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them!”
Deuteronomy 9:18–19 Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and …
Joshua 24:14–16 Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. …
1 Samuel 17:26 David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
1 Kings 8:42–43 for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm— when he comes and prays toward this temple, …
1 Kings 22:14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
2 Chronicles 6:33 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know …
Job 6:10 It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
Psalm 9:19–20 Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. …
Psalm 40:7–10 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come — it is written about me in the scroll: …
Psalm 51:13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
Psalm 69:7–9 For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face. …
Psalm 71:17–18 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds. …
Psalm 74:10 How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?
Psalm 74:18–23 Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name. …
Psalm 94:16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Psalm 101:8 Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
Psalm 115:1–2 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness. …
Psalm 119:53 Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
Psalm 119:126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
Psalm 119:139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
Psalm 119:158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
Proverbs 28:4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
Ecclesiastes 12:9–10 Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs. …
Isaiah 2:3 And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word …
Isaiah 2:5 Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”
Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
Isaiah 62:1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
Jeremiah 9:1–3 Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people. …
Jeremiah 13:17 But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
Jeremiah 17:16 But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
Jeremiah 18:20 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
Jeremiah 20:9 If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.
Jeremiah 26:12–15 But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. …
Ezekiel 9:4 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
Ezekiel 44:15 But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, …
Daniel 3:17–18 If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. …
Micah 3:8 As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
Micah 7:1–2 Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave. …
Habakkuk 1:2–4 How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? …
Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Mark 5:19–20 But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.” …
Mark 6:6 And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
Mark 14:29–31 Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.” …
Mark 16:20 And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
Luke 1:15–17 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. …
Luke 19:41–42 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it …
John 1:40–42 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus. …
John 1:45–46 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold — Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” …
John 4:34–35 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. …
Acts 4:2 greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
Acts 4:8–13 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people! …
Acts 4:18–20 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. …
Acts 4:31 After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
Acts 4:33 With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
Acts 5:21 At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin— the full assembly of the elders of Israel— and …
Acts 5:25 Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
Acts 5:29–32 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men. …
Acts 5:42 Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
Acts 6:4 and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Acts 6:10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
Acts 8:4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts 8:25 And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
Acts 8:30 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
Acts 8:35 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
Acts 8:40 But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Acts 11:19–20 Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews. …
Acts 11:24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
Acts 18:24–28 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures. …
Romans 1:11 For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
Romans 9:1–3 I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit. …
Romans 10:1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
Romans 15:18–21 I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, …
1 Corinthians 16:10 If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
2 Corinthians 5:9 So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
2 Corinthians 6:11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
2 Corinthians 8:1–5 Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. …
2 Corinthians 8:16–18 But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you. …
2 Corinthians 12:20–21 For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder. …
Ephesians 4:25–26 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another. …
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 6:21 Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
Philippians 1:12–18 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel. …
Philippians 2:22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
Philippians 2:26 For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
Philippians 2:30 because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
Philippians 4:3 Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
Colossians 1:7 You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
Colossians 4:7–11 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord. …
1 Thessalonians 1:2–8 We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers …
1 Thessalonians 3:1–2 So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens. …
2 Peter 1:12–13 Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have. …
2 Peter 1:15 And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
2 Peter 2:4–5 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; …
3 John 4–7 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. …
Jude 3 Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

Exemplified by Paul

Acts 9:20–29 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.” …
Acts 13:16–52 Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me! …
Acts 14:1–28 At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed. …
Acts 15:26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 15:30–36 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter. …
Acts 15:41 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Acts 16:10 As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Acts 16:13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
Acts 16:17 This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
Acts 16:31–32 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” …
Acts 17:2–3 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, …
Acts 17:16–17 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols. …
Acts 17:22–31 Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. …
Acts 18:4–6 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike. …
Acts 18:19 When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
Acts 18:23 After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
Acts 19:8–10 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God. …
Acts 19:21 After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
Acts 20:18–27 When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia. …
Acts 20:31 Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
Acts 20:33–34 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing. …
Acts 21:13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Acts 24:14–25 I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, …
Acts 26:1–29 Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense: …
Acts 28:23–28 So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. …
Acts 28:30–31 Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him. …
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
Romans 9:1–3 I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit. …
Romans 10:1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
Romans 11:13–14 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry …
Romans 15:15–32 However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me …
1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
1 Corinthians 1:23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
1 Corinthians 2:1–4 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. …
1 Corinthians 2:6–7 Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom — but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. …
1 Corinthians 2:13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
1 Corinthians 3:1–2 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly — as infants in Christ. …
1 Corinthians 3:5–7 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role. …
1 Corinthians 4:1–21 So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. …
1 Corinthians 9:12 If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:15–23 But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast. …
1 Corinthians 9:27 No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 10:33 as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 11:1 You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 15:1–32 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm. …
2 Corinthians 1:12 For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God — not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
2 Corinthians 1:17–19 When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”? …
2 Corinthians 1:24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
2 Corinthians 2:12–17 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord, …
2 Corinthians 3:6 And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
2 Corinthians 4:1–2 Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart. …
2 Corinthians 4:5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
2 Corinthians 4:8–15 We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; …
2 Corinthians 5:11 Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
2 Corinthians 5:13–14 If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. …
2 Corinthians 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
2 Corinthians 5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 6:3–10 We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry. …
2 Corinthians 7:2 Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
2 Corinthians 10:3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
2 Corinthians 10:14–16 We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ. …
2 Corinthians 11:7 Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
2 Corinthians 11:12 But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
2 Corinthians 11:19 For you gladly put up with fools, since you are so wise.
2 Corinthians 11:22–33 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. …
2 Corinthians 12:10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:14–15 See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. …
2 Corinthians 12:17–19 Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you? …
2 Corinthians 12:21 I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
2 Corinthians 13:6–9 And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test. …
Galatians 1:10 Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Galatians 1:15–16 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased …
Galatians 2:2 I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
Galatians 4:11 I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
Galatians 4:19 My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
Galatians 5:11 Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
Philippians 1:17–18 The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains. …
Philippians 1:20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Philippians 1:22–25 But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. …
Philippians 1:27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the …
Philippians 2:16–17 as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. …
Philippians 3:4–17 though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: …
Philippians 4:11–12 I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. …
Philippians 4:17 Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
Colossians 1:28–29 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. …
Colossians 2:1 For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
1 Thessalonians 1:5–6 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction — just as you know we lived among you for your sake. …
1 Thessalonians 2:2–6 As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God. …
1 Thessalonians 2:8–11 We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us. …
2 Thessalonians 3:7–9 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you, …
1 Timothy 4:10 To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
2 Timothy 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:11–13 to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher. …
2 Timothy 2:9–10 for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained! …
2 Timothy 3:10–11 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance, …
Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

Ezra

Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
Ezra 9:1 After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like …
Ezra 10:1 While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites — men, women, and children — gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.

General Scriptures Concerning

Joshua 24:15–16 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are …
2 Samuel 24:24–25 “No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. …
1 Kings 9:4 And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,
1 Kings 15:14 The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.
1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
2 Chronicles 15:15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
2 Chronicles 19:3 However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
Ezra 7:23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
Job 16:19 Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.
Psalm 42:1–2 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. …
Psalm 60:4 You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
Psalm 96:2–3 Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day. …
Psalm 96:10 Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
Psalm 119:139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Isaiah 58:12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.
Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
Isaiah 62:6–7 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves, …
Daniel 12:3 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
Micah 5:7 Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
Habakkuk 2:2 Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
Haggai 2:4–5 But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts. …
Zechariah 14:20–21 On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar. …
Matthew 5:13–16 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. …
Mark 4:21–22 Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand? …
Luke 8:16–17 No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. …
Luke 22:32–33 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” …
John 6:27 Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
John 9:4 While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
Acts 10:42 And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
Acts 26:29 “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
Romans 1:8–9 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world. …
Romans 7:22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
Romans 12:11 Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
1 Corinthians 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
1 Corinthians 7:29–34 What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; …
1 Corinthians 13:3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.
1 Corinthians 14:12 It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
2 Corinthians 4:8–10 We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; …
2 Corinthians 4:13 And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
2 Corinthians 4:16–18 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. …
2 Corinthians 7:11 Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be …
2 Corinthians 9:2 For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
Galatians 4:18 Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose — at any time, and not only when I am with you.
Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Ephesians 5:15–16 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, …
Ephesians 6:14–20 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, …
Philippians 1:27–28 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the …
Philippians 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
Philippians 3:4–14 though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: …
Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Colossians 4:5 Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
2 Thessalonians 3:13 But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Titus 3:1 Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
Hebrews 10:34 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
Hebrews 11:15–16 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. …
Hebrews 11:24–27 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. …
Hebrews 13:13–15 Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore. …
James 5:19–20 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, …
1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
2 Peter 1:10–11 Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble, …
2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace— spotless and blameless in His sight.
Jude 3–22 Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints. …
Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
Revelation 5:4–5 And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it. …
Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

Gideon

Judges 6:11–32 Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. …

Jehoash

2 Kings 12:2–16 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest. …

Jehoiada

2 Kings 11:4–17 Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son …
2 Chronicles 23:1–17 Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds — with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri. …

Jehu

2 Kings 9:1 Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
2 Kings 10:1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:

Jephthah

Judges 11:30–31 Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, …
Judges 11:34–39 And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her. …

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 25:3–4 “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day— twenty-three years— the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. …

Joshua

Numbers 11:27–29 A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” …
Joshua 7:6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
Joshua 8:28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.

Josiah

2 Kings 22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.
2 Kings 23:1 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 34:3–7 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, …
2 Chronicles 34:29–33 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. …

King David

2 Samuel 6:1 David again assembled the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in all.
2 Samuel 7:2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
2 Samuel 8:11–12 and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued— …

King Saul

1 Samuel 14:38–44 Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today. …

Moses

Exodus 2:12 After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
Exodus 11:8 And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.
Exodus 32:19–20 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain. …

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:5 Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.
Nehemiah 8:1 At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
Nehemiah 13:7–9 to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God. …
Nehemiah 13:15–28 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. …

Obadiah

1 Kings 18:3–4 and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD, …

Paul and Barnabas

Acts 11:22–26 When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. …
Acts 14:14–15 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting, …

Peter

Acts 2:14–40 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words. …
Acts 3:12–26 And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? …

Peter Rebuking Jesus

Matthew 16:22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”

Phinehas

Numbers 25:7–13 On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand, …
Psalm 106:30 But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.

Phoebe

Romans 16:1–2 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. …

Priests

1 Chronicles 9:13 and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
Ezra 8:17–18 And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God. …

Samuel

1 Samuel 12:23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
1 Samuel 15:11 “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
1 Samuel 15:35 And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
1 Samuel 16:1 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a …

Shepherds

Luke 2:17–18 After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him. …

The Healed Deaf-Mute Man

Mark 7:36 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

The Restored Leper

Mark 1:44–45 “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” …

Two Blind Men Proclaiming the Miracle of Healing

Matthew 9:30–31 And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!” …

Religious Zeal

Andrew and Philip

Anna

Asa

Elijah

Ephesians

Exemplified

Exemplified by Paul

Ezra

General Scriptures Concerning

Gideon

Jehoash

Jehoiada

Jehu

Jephthah

Jeremiah

Joshua

Josiah

King David

King Saul

Moses

Nehemiah

Obadiah

Paul and Barnabas

Peter

Peter Rebuking Jesus

Phinehas

Phoebe

Priests

Samuel

Shepherds

The Healed Deaf-Mute Man

The Restored Leper

Two Blind Men Proclaiming the Miracle of Healing

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