Lexicon :: Strong's G2873 - kopos

Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a noble thing for me.

Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a noble thing for me.

“Then he will answer from inside and say, ‘Don’t bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.’

“yet because this widow keeps pestering me,[fn] I will give her justice, so that she doesn’t wear me out[fn] by her persistent coming.’ ”

“I sent you to reap what you didn’t labor for; others have labored, and you have benefited from[fn] their labor.”

Now he who plants and he who waters are one,[fn] and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,

We are not boasting beyond measure about other people’s labors. On the contrary, we have the hope that as your faith increases, our area of ministry will be greatly enlarged,

Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman ​— ​I’m a better one: with far more labors, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, many times near death.

toil and hardship, many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, often without food, cold, and without clothing.

From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

For you remember our labor and hardship, brothers and sisters. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I also sent him to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that our labor might be for nothing.

we did not eat anyone’s food free of charge; instead, we labored and toiled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love[fn] you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints ​— ​and by continuing to serve them.

“I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they will rest from their labors, since their works follow them.”