Bible Verses about “apathy”
The Bible contains 42 verses about apathy across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
“To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin.”
“Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.”
“redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
“Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.”
“But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?”
“Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.”
“For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;”
“In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;”
“rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;”
“and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.”
“Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.”
“not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”
“contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.”
“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.”
“So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.”
“My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.”
“"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.”
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.”
“"You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.”
“For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.”
“For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.”
“Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.”
“so then let's not sleep, as the rest do, but let's watch and be sober.”
“The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.”
“For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.”
“Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.”
“You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness,”
“But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.”
“For God didn't appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,”
“Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."”
“For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.”
“But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.”
“But you, brothers, aren't in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.”
“About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.”
“Again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.”
“Again he returned, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they didn't know what to answer him.”
“He came the third time, and said to them, "Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.”
“who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.”
“It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, "Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil."”
“Their wealth will become a spoil, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won't inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won't drink their wine.”