Apathy
10 passages
- Romans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Read it in context - Zephaniah 1:12–13
12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ 13Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
Read it in context - Revelation 3:2
Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
Read it in context - 2 Timothy 4:3–4
3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
Read it in context - Ephesians 6:10–12
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Read it in context - Revelation 3:15–16
15I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other! 16So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
Read it in context - Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Read it in context - Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Read it in context - John 5:39–40
39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, 40yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
Read it in context - James 4:17
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
Read it in context
Readers at OpenBible.info suggested and ranked these verses. A verse can mean something different on its own than in its chapter, so open each one and see for yourself.