Bible Verses about “division of labor”
The Bible contains 18 verses about division of labor across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;”
“So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”
“Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;”
“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:”
“And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.”
“But now [are they] many members, yet but one body.”
“For the body is not one member, but many.”
“¶ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”
“Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:”
“And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness.”
“But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.”
“For our comely [parts] have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that [part] which lacked:”
“And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.”
“That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.”
“If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?”
“And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?”
“If the whole body [were] an eye, where [were] the hearing? If the whole [were] hearing, where [were] the smelling?”
“And if they were all one member, where [were] the body?”