Bible Verses about “stagnation”

“All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”

“Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”

“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

“But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”

“That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”

“¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”

“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;”

“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”

“‹For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have› [sufficient] ‹to finish› [it]?”

“¶ Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;”

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”

“‹So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.›”

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

“Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

“For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,”

“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];”

“‹Nevertheless I have› [somewhat] ‹against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.›”

“‹I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.›”

“‹Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.›”

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”

“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

“But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.”

“¶ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,”

“Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.”

“‹Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.›”

“‹Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish› [it], ‹all that behold› [it] ‹begin to mock him,›”

“‹Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.›”

“‹Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.›”

“‹But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.›”

“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, ‹The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:›”

“‹As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.›”

“‹Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.›”

“‹And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.›”

“‹And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:›”

“Another parable spake he unto them; ‹The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.›”

“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, ‹Behold, a sower went forth to sow;›”

“‹And when he sowed, some› [seeds] ‹fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:›”

“‹Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:›”

“¶ ‹Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.›”

“‹Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast› [some] ‹of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.›”

“¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, ‹The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:›”

“‹But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.›”

“‹But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.›”

“‹So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?›”

“‹He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?›”

“‹But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.›”