Bible Verses About Religious Zeal

while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.

For whether we are beside ourselves, it is unto God; or whether we are of sober mind, it is unto you.

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;

We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;

but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.

Open your hearts to us: we wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we took advantage of no man.

For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints:

and this, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.