Bible Verses About Religious Zeal

we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen are temporary, but the things not seen are age-during.

Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

having known, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, and to God we are manifested, and I hope also in your consciences to have been manifested;

for whether we were beside ourselves, it was to God; whether we be of sound mind-- it is to you,

for the love of the Christ doth constrain us, having judged thus: that if one for all died, then the whole died,

And the all things are of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,

in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, `Be ye reconciled to God;'

in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

in the word of truth, in the power of God, through the armour of the righteousness, on the right and on the left,

through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;

as unknown, and recognized; as dying, and lo, we live; as chastened, and not put to death;

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

Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged!

receive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud;

for, lo, this same thing--your being made sorry toward God--how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.

And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God, that hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia,

because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality;

because, according to their power, I testify, and above their power, they were willing of themselves,

with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints,

and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,

And thanks to God, who is putting the same diligence for you in the heart of Titus,

because indeed the exhortation he accepted, and being more diligent, of his own accord he went forth unto you,