What are some Bible verses about apathy?

Answer  
  

Romans 12:11  

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.  
  

Zephaniah 1:12\-13  

At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, ‘The Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill.’ Their goods shall be plundered, and their houses laid waste. Though they build houses, they shall not inhabit them; though they plant vineyards, they shall not drink wine from them.  
  

Revelation 3:2  

Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.  
  

2 Timothy 4:3\-4  

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.  
  

Ephesians 6:10\-12  

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.  
  

Revelation 3:15\-16  

I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.  
  

Ephesians 5:16  

Making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.  
  

Romans 12:9\-13  

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.  
  

Proverbs 15:19  

The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.  
  

John 5:39\-40  

You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.  
  

James 4:17  

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.  
  

Mark 14:38\-41  

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words. And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they did not know what to answer him. And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.”  
  

1 John 3:17\-18  

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.  
  

Galatians 6:9  

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.  
  

Hebrews 5:11\-12  

About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,  
  

Ecclesiastes 9:10  

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.  
  

Hebrews 11:6  

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.  
  

Proverbs 18:9  

Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.  
  

Proverbs 21:13  

Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.  
  

Proverbs 18:1  

Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.  
  

*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*  
  

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