Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no work nor reasoning nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol where you go.

And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

Therefore take up all the armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Give a share to seven, and also to eight; for you do not know what evil shall be on the earth.

Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, so that the evil days do not come, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them.

Therefore the prudent shall keep silent at that time, for it is an evil time.

Then Jesus said to them, A little while longer the Light is with you. Walk while you have the Light, that darkness not overtake you; for he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.

Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and gave a sign through the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.

Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.

I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present necessity; that it is good for a man to be thus:

But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that even those who have wives should be as though they had none,

and those who use this world as not using it up. For the form of this world is passing away.