Bible Verses about “zeal”

“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”

“Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.”

“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

“‹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.›”

“¶ My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.”

“For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.”

“For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.”

“And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.”

“For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.”

“For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.”

“For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them [that are] in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.”

“But [it is] good to be zealously affected always in [a] good [thing], and not only when I am present with you.”

“And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.”

“And when they heard [it], they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:”

“For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, [what] clearing of yourselves, yea, [what] indignation, yea, [what] fear, yea, [what] vehement desire, yea, [what] zeal, yea, [what] revenge! In all [things] ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.”