Colossians 3:24
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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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Ephesians 6:8
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8 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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Luke 14:14
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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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1 Corinthians 7:22
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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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Hebrews 11:6
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6 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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Hebrews 10:35
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35 Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward.
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Ephesians 6:6
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6 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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Galatians 1:10
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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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Acts 20:32
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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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2 Peter 1:1
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Salutation
1 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 Other ancient authorities read Simon
1 Corinthians 3:8
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8 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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Romans 14:18
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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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Romans 2:6-7
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6 He will repay according to each one’s deeds:(A) 7 to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life,
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John 12:26
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26 Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.(A)
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Luke 6:35
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35 Instead, love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.[a] Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.(A)
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- 6.35 Other ancient authorities read despairing of no one
Matthew 6:16
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Concerning Fasting
16 “And whenever you fast, do not look somber, like the hypocrites, for they mark their faces to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
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Matthew 6:1-2
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Concerning Almsgiving
6 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before others in order to be seen by them, for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.(A)
2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.(B)
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Matthew 5:46
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46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
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Matthew 5:12
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12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(A)
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Proverbs 11:18
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18 The wicked earn no real gain,
but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(A)
Ruth 2:12
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12 May the Lord reward you for your deeds, and may you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge!”(A)
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Hebrews 9:15
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15 For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, because a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions under the first covenant.[a](A)
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- 9.15 The Greek word used here means both covenant and will
Colossians 2:18
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18 Do not let anyone disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, initiatory visions,[a] puffed up without cause by a human way of thinking,[b]
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1 Corinthians 9:17-18
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17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a wage, but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a commission.(A) 18 What then is my wage? Just this: that in my proclamation I may make the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the gospel.
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