Bible Verses About Zeal

And his disciples remembered, that it was written: The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up.

This man was instructed in the way of the Lord: and being fervent in spirit, spoke and taught diligently the things that are of Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.

But they hearing it, glorified God and said to him: Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews that have believed: and they are all zealous for the law.

And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:

Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,

And Paul said: I would to God that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands.

Brethren, the will of my heart, indeed and my prayer to God is for them unto salvation.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord.

By the virtue of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Ghost, so that from Jerusalem round about, as far as unto Illyricum, I have replenished the gospel of Christ.

But now, having no more place in these countries and having a great desire these many years past to come unto you,

So you also, forasmuch as you are zealous of spirits, seek to abound unto the edifying of the church.

For the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

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.

For I know your forward mind: for which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia also is ready from the year past. And your emulation hath provoked very many.

And I made progress in the Jew's religion above many of my equals in my own nation, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

But be zealous for that which is good in a good thing always: and not only when I am present with you.

According to zeal, persecuting the church of God: According to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame.

Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God.

For I bear him testimony that he hath much labour for you and for them that are at Laodicea and them at Hierapolis.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.

Dearly beloved, taking all care to write unto you concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity to write unto you: to beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.

Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore and do penance.