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Colossians 3:23
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;
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Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
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Colossians 3:22
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
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1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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Luke 10:7
And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
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Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return to the ground; for out of it were you taken: for dust you are, and to dust shall you return.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.

2. (n.) That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service; as, agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employments; in the employment of government.

Greek
2041. ergon -- work
... Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: ergon Phonetic Spelling: (er'-gon) Short
Definition: work, labor, action, deed Definition: work, task, employment; a deed ...
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5540. chresis -- use (as in a sexual sense)
... use. From chraomai; employment, ie (specially), sexual intercourse (as an occupation
of the body) -- use. see GREEK chraomai. (chresin) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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5532. chreia -- need, business
... From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, ie An affair; also (by implication)
occasion, demand, requirement or destitution -- business, lack, necessary ...
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4981. schole -- leisure, hence disputation (that for which leisure ...
... of echo; properly, loitering (as a withholding of oneself from work) or leisure,
ie (by implication) a "school" (as vacation from physical employment) -- school ...
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Strong's Hebrew
8548. tamid -- continuity
... 3), regular sacrifice (5), regularly (5). always, continual employment daily,
nevermore, perpetual. From an unused root meaning to ...
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4399. melakah -- occupation, work
... From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, ie Ministry; generally, employment
(never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the ...
/hebrew/4399.htm - 6k

6045. inyan -- occupation, task
... business, travail. From anah; ado, ie (generally) employment or (specifically) an
affair -- business, travail. see HEBREW anah. 6044, 6045. inyan. 6046 . ...
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2912. tachan -- to grind
... grinder. A primitive root; to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their
employment) -- grind(-er). 2911b, 2912. tachan. 2913 . Strong's Numbers
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Library

On the Trinity. Book i. When I was Seeking an Employment Adequate ...
... On the Trinity. Book I. When I was seeking an employment adequate to the
powers of human life and righteous? 1. When I was seeking ...
/.../hilary/the life and writings of st hilary of poitiers/on the trinity book i.htm

"But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God and his Righteousness," &C.
... Christian. What is the employment of all men out of Christ? ... world. On the other
hand, what should be the exercise and employment of a Christian? ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xv but seek ye.htm

Of the Obligation of the English Benedictines to the Mission...
... The sublime perfection of that employment. Sec. Sec. ... 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Great
danger of seeking that employment, and false pretences to obtain it, &c. Sec. ...
/.../chapter x of the obligation.htm

Taking it for Granted.
... He had a man in his employment who possessed all the ability necessary to write
the article, and upon whom, for certain reasons, he soon fixed the origin of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arthur/words for the wise/taking it for granted.htm

Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount
... And without question the same purity of intention "which makes our alms and devotions
acceptable must also make our labour or employment a proper offering to ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 28 upon our lords.htm

How Internal Exercises are to be Practised in Times Improper and ...
... the superior's mistaken opinion concerning his sufficiency; yea, he may represent
unto him his just grounds of fear lest such an employment should prove ...
/.../chapter iv how internal exercises.htm

The Sedition of Corah and of the Multitude against Moses, and ...
... than I have with him; for surely it would not be a wise thing for me to expose myself
to the dangers of offending, and to bestow the happy employment on this ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 the sedition of.htm

St. Benedict
... is gluttony in the Greeks, but in the Gauls it is nature." Again, the Egyptians
and the Syrians, in their hot climate, did not need active employment in the ...
/.../chapter xxix st benedict.htm

Of Certain Sorts of Mortification which are More General. ...
... affection to our cell, at all times when conventual duties do not require the contrary;
and there admitting no conversation but God's, or no employment but for ...
/.../chapter vi of certain sorts.htm

The Last Smile of the Muse
... Another young man, Trygetius, begged for the same favour. Augustin therefore
did not intend to give up his employment altogether. ...
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Thesaurus
Employment (5 Occurrences)
... or attention; office or post of business; service; as, agricultural employments;
mechanical employments; public employments; in the employment of government. ...
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Use (620 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state
of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to ...
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Business (147 Occurrences)
... the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest,
whether for a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation ...
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Qualify (2 Occurrences)
... or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or other accomplishment necessary
for a purpose; to make capable, as of an employment or privilege; to ...
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Trade (33 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage;
travel; resort. 2. (v.) Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment. ...
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Exercise (35 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in
the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity ...
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Employ (6 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To have or keep at work; to give employment or occupation to; to entrust
with some duty or behest; as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy. ...
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Discharge (30 Occurrences)
... to acquit; to clear. 4. (vt) To relieve of an office or employment; to send
away from service; to dismiss. 5. (vt) To release legally ...
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Calling (145 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.
7. (n.) The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular ...
/c/calling.htm - 38k

Call
... 2. (vt) To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office,
or employment, especially of a religious character; -- often used of a ...
/c/call.htm - 11k

Resources
What is Christian tentmaking? | GotQuestions.org

How can I trust God when I am facing unemployment, foreclosure, or bankruptcy? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about handling money in a marriage? | GotQuestions.org

Employment: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Employment (5 Occurrences)

Acts 16:16
And it came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet us, who brought much employment to her masters by soothsaying,
(YLT)

Acts 16:19
And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew 'them' to the market-place, unto the rulers,
(YLT)

2 Corinthians 12:1
I am compelled to boast. It is not a profitable employment, but I will proceed to visions and revelations granted me by the Lord.
(WEY)

Genesis 46:32
And the men are shepherds, for their employment hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
(WBS)

Ezekiel 39:14
They shall set apart men of continual employment, who shall pass through the land, and, with those who pass through, those who bury those who remain on the surface of the land, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Employment

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Qualify (2 Occurrences)

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Exercise (35 Occurrences)

Employ (6 Occurrences)

Discharge (30 Occurrences)

Calling (145 Occurrences)

Call

Craft (14 Occurrences)

Serve (407 Occurrences)

Godhead (5 Occurrences)

Yea (867 Occurrences)

Vacancy (3 Occurrences)

Vocation (2 Occurrences)

Occupation (9 Occurrences)

Ornament (23 Occurrences)

Leisure (3 Occurrences)

Goods (231 Occurrences)

Wear (56 Occurrences)

Without (4556 Occurrences)

Work (4564 Occurrences)

Inquire (95 Occurrences)

Industry (5 Occurrences)

Idle (33 Occurrences)

Fowler (3 Occurrences)

Travail (54 Occurrences)

Time (7245 Occurrences)

Task (37 Occurrences)

Refusal (1 Occurrence)

Robust (3 Occurrences)

Employer (2 Occurrences)

Employed (8 Occurrences)

Empowered (2 Occurrences)

Doubt (49 Occurrences)

Discard (1 Occurrence)

Dismiss (15 Occurrences)

Drawer (1 Occurrence)

Mind (615 Occurrences)

Pithom (1 Occurrence)

Profession (9 Occurrences)

Province (66 Occurrences)

Passers-by (9 Occurrences)

Passengers (6 Occurrences)

Profane (69 Occurrences)

Plead (64 Occurrences)

Pursuit (35 Occurrences)

Power (862 Occurrences)

Proceed (47 Occurrences)

Painting (5 Occurrences)

Private (32 Occurrences)

Practice (71 Occurrences)

Play (61 Occurrences)

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Caesar's (10 Occurrences)

Compelled (22 Occurrences)

Commission (11 Occurrences)

Community (77 Occurrences)

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At (20085 Occurrences)

Application (2 Occurrences)

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Art (3201 Occurrences)

Administration (12 Occurrences)

Amulet

Shipping (1 Occurrence)

Situation (11 Occurrences)

Sphere (3 Occurrences)

Station (78 Occurrences)

Sever (6 Occurrences)

Settle (63 Occurrences)

Burying (22 Occurrences)

Governor (78 Occurrences)

Logos

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Granted (102 Occurrences)

Regularly (30 Occurrences)

Praise (487 Occurrences)

Flame (61 Occurrences)

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