Effort

Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.

Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

Make every effort to come to me quickly,

Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.

As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.

Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.

Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.