Finishing What You Start Scriptures
New Testament Reference
Listing in Alphabetic Order
Key verses for series:
“Whatever you do, work
heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
Colossians 3:23 ESV
“And let us not grow weary
of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give
up." Galatians 6:9 ESV
“You crown the year with
Your bounty;
Your wagon tracks overflow
with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 ESV
“I hasten and do not delay
to keep Your commandments.”
Psalm 119:60 ESV
How to use this guide:
We
have organized over 100 helpful verses (in the entire listing) for finishing
what you start to stay on task in completing your work, goals and
vision. Use these passages for daily study, motivation and
encouragement.
Meditate
on key words or phrases as to the direction God is/was leading, such as: “rise
up and go” and “with all eagerness” for leading or prompting from the Holy
Spirit.
The
scriptures are divided into three listing for convenience:
New Testament Alphabetical
Order List
Acts 9:10-12 ESV
Now there
was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,
“Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” And the Lord said to him, “Rise and
go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of
Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man
named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his
sight.”
Acts 17:11 ESV
Now these
Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with
all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Acts 20:24 ESV
But I do not
account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my
course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the
gospel of the grace of God.
Colossians 3:23 ESV
Whatever you
do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.
Paul, called
by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,
to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus,
called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always
for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in
every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge.
Do you not
know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So,
run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things.
They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable (one).
Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold,
the new has come.
For our sake
He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the
righteousness of God.
Now
therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a
readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that
which ye have.
10) And
herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have
begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
11) Now
therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a
readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that
which ye have.
12) For if
there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man
hath, and not according to that he hath not.
And in this
matter, I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only
to do this work but also to desire to do it. So now finish doing it as well, so
that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of
what you have. For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to
what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
So now
finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched
by your completing it out of what you have.
For I know
your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying
that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most
of them.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV
For by grace
you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the
gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:9 ESV
Not a result
of works, so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:10 ESV
For we are
His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Let all
bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you,
along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Galatians 2:20 ESV
I have been
crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.
And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who
loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 6:9 ESV
And let us
not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give
up.
Hebrews 4:12 ESV
For the word
of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the
division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the
thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 10:35 ESV
Therefore,
do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
But my
righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no
pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed,
but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
Hebrews 11:1 ESV
Now faith is
the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Now faith is
the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it
the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the
universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out
of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable
sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God
commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died,
he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death,
and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken, he
was commended as having pleased God.
Hebrews 11:6 ESV
And without
faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must
believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.
Hebrews 12:1 ESV
Therefore,
since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside
every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance
the race that is set before us.
Hebrews 12:2 ESV
Looking to
Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set
before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right
hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-3 ESV
Therefore,
since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside
every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance
the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of
our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising
the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him
who endured from sinners such hostility against Himself, so that you may not
grow weary or fainthearted.
Hebrews 12:7 ESV
It is for
discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son
is there whom his father does not discipline?
James 1:3 ESV
For you know
that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
James 1:12 ESV
Blessed is
the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he
will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:22 ESV
But be doers
of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
James 2:17 ESV
So also,
faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
What good is
it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that
faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily
food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without
giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also, faith
by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have
faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will
show you my faith by my works.
James 2:26 ESV
For as the
body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
1 John 1:9 ESV
If we
confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness.
John 3:2 ESV
This man
came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher
come from God, for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with
Him.”
John 3:16-17 ESV
For God so
loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world
to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.
John 4:34 ESV
Jesus said
to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to accomplish His
work.”
John 4:34 KJV
Jesus saith
unto them, “My meat is to do the will of Him that sent
me, and to finish His work.”
John 5:24 ESV
Truly,
truly, I say to you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has
eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 14:27 ESV
Peace I
leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to
you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
John 17:1-26 ESV (taken from)
When Jesus
had spoken these words, He lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the
hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify You, since You have
given Him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom You have
given Him. And this is eternal life, that they know You the only true God, and
Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I glorified You on earth, having accomplished
the work that You gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify Me in Your own
presence with the glory that I had with You before the world existed.
John 19:28-30 ESV
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now
finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine
stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and
held it to His mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is
finished,” and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
Luke 14:28-30 ESV
For which of you,
desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether
he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is
not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to
build and was not able to finish.’
Mark 1:15 ESV
And saying, “The time
is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the
gospel.”
Matthew 11:28 ESV
Come to Me, all who
labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 21:28 ESV
What do you think? A
man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the
vineyard today.’
Matthew 21:28-32 ESV (taken from)
What do you think? A
man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the
vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his
mind and went. And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered,
‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” They
said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors
and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you
in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax
collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did
not afterward change your minds and believe him.
Matthew 25:14-30 ESV (taken from)
“For it will be like a
man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his
property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each
according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five
talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So
also, he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received
the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money.”
Matthew 25:34-36 ESV
Then the King will say
to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for You from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and
you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you
welcomed Me, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I
was in prison and you came to Me.’
1 Peter 1:1-25 ESV (taken from)
Peter, an apostle of
Jesus Christ, to those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus,
Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God
the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ
and for sprinkling with His blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great
mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is
imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's
power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in
the last time.
1 Peter 1:1–25 KJV
1) Peter, an apostle of
Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia,
Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2) Elect according to
the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto
obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and
peace, be multiplied.
3) Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy
hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead,
4) To an inheritance
incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for
you,
5) Who are kept by
the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last
time.
6) Wherein you
greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, you are in heaviness
through manifold temptations:
7) That the trial of
your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried
with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of
Jesus Christ:
8) Whom having not
seen, you love; in whom, though now you see Him not, yet believing,
you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9) Receiving the end
of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
10) Of which
salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of
the grace that should come unto you:
11) Searching what,
or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when
it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should
follow.
12) Unto whom it was
revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things,
which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you
with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to
look into.
13) Wherefore gird up
the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to
be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14) As obedient
children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15) But as He which
hath called you is holy, so be holy in all manner of conversation;
16) Because it is
written, be holy; for I am holy.
17) And if you call
on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to every man's
work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
18) For as much as you
know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and
gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your
fathers;
19) But with the
precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20) Who verily was
foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last
times for you,
21) Who by him do
believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your
faith and hope might be in God.
22) Seeing you have
purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love
of the brethren, see that you love one another with a pure heart
fervently:
23) Being born again,
not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives
and abides forever.
24) For all
flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.
The grass withers, and the flower thereof falls away:
25) But the word of
the Lord endures forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached
unto you.
1 Peter 5:7 ESV
Casting all your
anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.
Philippians 1:5 ESV
Because of your
partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
Philippians 1:6 ESV
And I am sure of this,
that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of
Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6 KJV
Being confident of this
very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will
perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Philippians 3:5 ESV
Circumcised on the
eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of
Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee.
Brothers, I do not
consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies
behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for
the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6 ESV
Do not be anxious about
anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:7 ESV
And the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:8 ESV
Finally, brothers, whatever
is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is
lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is
anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Philippians 4:13 ESV
I can do all things
through Him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:19 ESV
And my God will supply
every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Revelation 1:1 ESV
The revelation of Jesus
Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon
take place. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John.
Revelation 3:2 ESV
Wake up, and strengthen
what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in
the sight of my God.
Revelation 3:2 KJV
Be
watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I
have not found thy works perfect before God.
Romans 3:23 ESV
For all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 8:11 ESV
If the Spirit of Him
who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from
the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who
dwells in you.
Romans 8:18–25 KJV
18) For I reckon that
the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be
compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
19) For the earnest
expectation of the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20) For the creature
was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath
subjected the same in hope,
21) Because the
creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the
glorious liberty of the children of God.
22) For we know that
the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.
23) And not only they, but
ourselves also, which have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves
groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the
redemption of our body.
24) For we are saved
by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man sees, why doth he
yet hope for?
25) But if we hope
for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
For I consider that the
sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is
to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the
revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly,
but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be
set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of
the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning
together in the pains of childbirth until now.
Romans 8:29 ESV
For those whom He
foreknew H also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order
that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Romans 12:1 ESV
I appeal to you
therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living
sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Romans 12:2 ESV
Do not be conformed to
this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you
may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 15:13 ESV
May the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy
Spirit you may abound in hope.
1 Timothy 6:20 ESV
O Timothy, guard the
deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of
what is falsely called “knowledge,”
2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
For God gave us a
spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:14 ESV
By the Holy Spirit who
dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.
2 Timothy 2:5 ESV
An athlete is not
crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
2 Timothy 3:5 ESV
Having the appearance
of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
2 Timothy 3:16 ESV
All Scripture is
breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction,
and for training in righteousness,
2 Timothy 4:6-8 ESV
For I am already being
poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have
fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also
to all who have loved His appearing.
2 Timothy 4:7 ESV
I have fought the good fight,
I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:10 ESV
For Demas, in love with
this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone
to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
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