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24 since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ.(A)

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24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance(A) from the Lord as a reward.(B) It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

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knowing that whatever good we do, we will receive the same again from the Lord, whether we are enslaved or free.

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because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,(A) whether they are slave or free.

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14 And you will be blessed because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

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14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”(A)

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22 For whoever was called in the Lord as a slave is a freed person belonging to the Lord, just as whoever was free when called is a slave belonging to Christ.(A)

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22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person;(A) similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.(B)

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

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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him(A) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

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35 Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward.

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35 So do not throw away your confidence;(A) it will be richly rewarded.

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not with a slavery performed merely for looks, to please people, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul.

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Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(A) doing the will of God from your heart.

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10 Am I now seeking human approval or God’s approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.(A)

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10 Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?(A) If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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32 And now I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified.(A)

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32 “Now I commit you to God(A) and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance(B) among all those who are sanctified.(C)

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Salutation

Jude,[a] a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James,

To those who are called, who are beloved[b] in[c] God the Father and kept safe for[d] Jesus Christ:(A)

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  1. 1 Gk Judas
  2. 1 Other ancient authorities read sanctified
  3. 1 Or by
  4. 1 Or by

Jude,(A) a servant of Jesus Christ(B) and a brother of James,

To those who have been called,(C) who are loved in God the Father and kept for[a] Jesus Christ:(D)

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  1. Jude 1:1 Or by; or in

Salutation

Simeon[a] Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

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  1. 1.1 Other ancient authorities read Simon

Simon Peter, a servant(A) and apostle of Jesus Christ,(B)

To those who through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior Jesus Christ(D) have received a faith as precious as ours:

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The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and each will receive wages according to their own labor.(A)

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The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.(A)

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18 The one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and has human approval.(A)

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18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(A)

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