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.

And therefore we labour, whether absent or present, to please him.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we use persuasion to men: but to God we are manifest. And I trust also that in your consciences we are manifest.

For whether we be transported in mind, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for you.

For the charity of Christ presseth us: judging this, that if one died for all, then all were dead.

But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.

For Christ therefore we are ambassadors, God as it were exhorting by us, for Christ, we beseech you, be reconciled to God.

Giving no offence to any man, that our ministry be not blamed.

But in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,

In stripes, in prisons, in seditions, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

In chastity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in sweetness, in the Holy Ghost, in charity unfeigned,

In the word of truth, in the power of God: by the armour of justice on the right hand and on the left:

By honour and dishonour: by evil report and good report: as deceivers and yet true: as unknown and yet known:

As dying and behold we live: as chastised and not killed:

As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing: as needy, yet enriching many: as having nothing and possessing all things.

Our mouth is open to you, O ye Corinthians: our heart is enlarged.

Receive us. We have injured no man: we have corrupted no man: we have overreached no man.

For behold this selfsame thing, that you were made sorrowful according to God, how great carefulness it worketh in you: yea defence, yea indignation, yea fear, yea desire, yea zeal, yea revenge. In all things you have shewed yourselves to be undefiled in the matter.

Now we make known unto you, brethren, the grace of God that hath been given in the churches of Macedonia.

That in much experience of tribulation, they have had abundance of joy and their very deep poverty hath abounded unto the riches of their simplicity.

For according to their power (I bear them witness) and beyond their power, they were willing:

With much entreaty begging of us the grace and communication of the ministry that is done toward the saints.

And not as we hoped: but they gave their own selves, first to the Lord, then to us by the will of God;

And thanks be to God, who hath given the same carefulness for you in the heart of Titus.

For indeed he accepted the exhortation: but, being more careful, of his own will he went unto you.