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Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.

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24 Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:24 Or and serve Christ as your Master.

14 Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.”

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11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile,[a] circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized,[b] slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

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  1. 3:11a Greek a Greek.
  2. 3:11b Greek Barbarian, Scythian.

27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.

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10 For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.

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Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.

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18 Evil people get rich for the moment,
    but the reward of the godly will last.

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35 So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!

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18 You will be rewarded for this;
    your hope will not be disappointed.

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26 He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward.

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28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile,[a] slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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  1. 3:28 Greek Jew or Greek.

He will judge everyone according to what they have done. He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.[a] 10 But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

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  1. 2:9 Greek also for the Greek; also in 2:10.

41 If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God,[a] you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. 42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”

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  1. 10:41 Greek receive a prophet in the name of a prophet.

Teaching about Giving to the Needy

“Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.

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12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.

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11 But the wicked are doomed,
    for they will get exactly what they deserve.

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35 “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.

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