The word in Scripture

Labour in the Bible

The word labour appears 89 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Labour is the work of hands and heart, blessed by God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What labour means in the Bible

Labour is the work of hands and heart, blessed by God.

Where the word labour appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word labour appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.”Psalms 107:12

“For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.”Psalms 128:2

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Matthew 11:28

“I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.”John 4:38

“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”John 6:27

“Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.”Romans 16:12

“But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.”Philippians 1:22

“Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.”Hebrews 4:11