Concordance

“Work” in the Bible

494 verses contain “work” (including word forms) in the Berean Standard Bible — the first 150 are listed below.

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  1. Genesis 2:2 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
  2. Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
  3. Genesis 3:23 Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
  4. Genesis 29:15 Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
  5. Genesis 29:27 Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
  6. Genesis 29:30 Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
  7. Genesis 30:26 Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”
  8. Genesis 39:11 One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
  9. Exodus 1:13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
  10. Exodus 1:14 and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
  11. Exodus 5:4 But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labor!”
  12. Exodus 5:9 Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
  13. Exodus 5:18 Now get to work. You will be given no straw, yet you must deliver the full quota of bricks.”
  14. Exodus 12:16 …sembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may…
  15. Exodus 18:20 Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.
  16. Exodus 20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
  17. Exodus 20:10 … Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the…
  18. Exodus 21:19 …taff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely…
  19. Exodus 23:12 For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed,…
  20. Exodus 24:10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
  21. Exodus 26:1 “You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
  22. Exodus 26:31 Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
  23. Exodus 28:14 and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
  24. Exodus 30:25 Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
  25. Exodus 30:35 and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
  26. Exodus 31:4 to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
  27. Exodus 31:14 Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.
  28. Exodus 31:15 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
  29. Exodus 32:16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
  30. Exodus 34:10 …rld. All the people among whom you live will see the LORD’s work, for it is an awesome thing that I am doing with…
  31. Exodus 35:2 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
  32. Exodus 35:21 …ompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy…
  33. Exodus 35:29 …ed them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to…
  34. Exodus 35:32 to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
  35. Exodus 35:35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic…
  36. Exodus 36:1 …given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the…
  37. Exodus 36:2 Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.
  38. Exodus 36:4 so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work
  39. Exodus 36:5 and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
  40. Exodus 36:7 since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.
  41. Exodus 36:8 …as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into…
  42. Exodus 36:35 Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
  43. Exodus 37:29 He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
  44. Exodus 38:24 All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
  45. Exodus 39:3 They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
  46. Exodus 39:22 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,
  47. Exodus 39:27 For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,
  48. Exodus 39:32 So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  49. Exodus 39:42 The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  50. Exodus 39:43 And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
  51. Exodus 40:33 And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
  52. Leviticus 11:32 …od, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be…
  53. Leviticus 16:29 …e seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among…
  54. Leviticus 23:3 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath…
  55. Leviticus 23:7 On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work.
  56. Leviticus 23:8 For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”
  57. Leviticus 23:21 …proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to…
  58. Leviticus 23:25 You must not do any regular work, but you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD.’”
  59. Leviticus 23:28 On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God.
  60. Leviticus 23:30 I will destroy from among his people anyone who does any work on this day.
  61. Leviticus 23:31 You are not to do any work at all. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.
  62. Leviticus 23:35 On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.
  63. Leviticus 23:36 … LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular…
  64. Leviticus 25:40 Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.
  65. Numbers 4:3 men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  66. Numbers 4:23 from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  67. Numbers 4:24 This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:
  68. Numbers 4:27 …ice of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are…
  69. Numbers 4:30 from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.
  70. Numbers 4:33 This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”
  71. Numbers 4:35 everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  72. Numbers 4:39 everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  73. Numbers 4:43 everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  74. Numbers 4:47 from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.
  75. Numbers 4:49 At the LORD’s command they were numbered through Moses and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  76. Numbers 7:5 “Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”
  77. Numbers 8:24 “This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  78. Numbers 8:25 But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.
  79. Numbers 8:26 … the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the…
  80. Numbers 16:9 …on of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to…
  81. Numbers 18:4 They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.
  82. Numbers 18:7 …l, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to…
  83. Numbers 18:21 Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
  84. Numbers 18:23 The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will…
  85. Numbers 18:31 And you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere; it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.
  86. Numbers 28:18 On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  87. Numbers 28:25 On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  88. Numbers 28:26 … are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular…
  89. Numbers 29:1 “On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.
  90. Numbers 29:7 On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.
  91. Numbers 29:12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days.
  92. Numbers 29:35 On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  93. Deuteronomy 2:7 Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with…
  94. Deuteronomy 3:24 “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?
  95. Deuteronomy 5:13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
  96. Deuteronomy 5:14 … Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any…
  97. Deuteronomy 11:3 the signs and works He did in Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and all his land;
  98. Deuteronomy 11:7 For it is your own eyes that have seen every great work that the LORD has done.
  99. Deuteronomy 14:29 … satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your…
  100. Deuteronomy 15:10 …ecause of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your…
  101. Deuteronomy 15:19 …nd flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your…
  102. Deuteronomy 16:8 For six days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God, and you must not do any work.
  103. Deuteronomy 16:15 … your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be…
  104. Deuteronomy 20:20 But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.
  105. Deuteronomy 21:3 Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
  106. Deuteronomy 24:19 …e widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your…
  107. Deuteronomy 27:15 …carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say,…
  108. Deuteronomy 28:12 …e, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from…
  109. Deuteronomy 30:9 So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land.…
  110. Deuteronomy 31:29 …vil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your…
  111. Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
  112. Deuteronomy 33:11 Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”
  113. Joshua 24:31 Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.
  114. Judges 2:7 And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.
  115. Judges 2:10 After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
  116. Judges 19:16 That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
  117. Ruth 2:12 May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
  118. Ruth 2:19 …aw asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of…
  119. Ruth 2:22 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”
  120. Ruth 3:2 Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.
  121. 1 Samuel 11:13 But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
  122. 1 Samuel 14:6 …e outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by…
  123. 1 Samuel 19:5 … his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood…
  124. 2 Samuel 9:10 You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your…
  125. 2 Samuel 12:31 David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the…
  126. 1 Kings 7:14 …kill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his…
  127. 1 Kings 7:22 And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
  128. 1 Kings 7:29 and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
  129. 1 Kings 7:40 Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
  130. 1 Kings 7:51 So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the…
  131. 1 Kings 9:23 They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
  132. 1 Kings 16:7 …e in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house…
  133. 2 Kings 12:11 …he counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters,…
  134. 2 Kings 12:14 Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.
  135. 2 Kings 19:18 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
  136. 2 Kings 22:5 …ver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house…
  137. 2 Kings 22:7 But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
  138. 2 Kings 22:17 …ther gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be…
  139. 1 Chronicles 6:49 But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement…
  140. 1 Chronicles 9:13 and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
  141. 1 Chronicles 20:3 David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his…
  142. 1 Chronicles 22:15 You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—
  143. 1 Chronicles 22:16 in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”
  144. 1 Chronicles 23:4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
  145. 1 Chronicles 23:24 …individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the…
  146. 1 Chronicles 23:28 … chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of…
  147. 1 Chronicles 26:8 All these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-edom.
  148. 1 Chronicles 26:30 …rge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the…
  149. 1 Chronicles 28:13 for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:
  150. 1 Chronicles 28:20 …ou. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is…

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