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Matthew 5:12
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Matthew 5:12
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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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Matthew 5:12
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Matthew 5:12
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12 Rejoice and be glad,(A) because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(B)
Luke 6:23
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Luke 6:23
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23 When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way.
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Luke 6:23
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Luke 6:23
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23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,(A) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.(B)
James 1:2
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James 1:2
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Faith and Endurance
2 Dear brothers and sisters,[a] when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
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James 1:2
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James 1:2
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Trials and Temptations
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,(A)
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- James 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.
Colossians 3:24
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Colossians 3:24
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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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- 3:24 Or and serve Christ as your Master.
Colossians 3:24
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Colossians 3:24
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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.
1 Peter 4:13
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1 Peter 4:13
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13 Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
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1 Peter 4:13
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1 Peter 4:13
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13 But rejoice(A) inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ,(B) so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.(C)
Colossians 1:24
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Colossians 1:24
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Paul’s Work for the Church
24 I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.
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Colossians 1:24
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Colossians 1:24
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Paul’s Labor for the Church
24 Now I rejoice(A) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(B) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(C)
Romans 5:3
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Romans 5:3
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3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
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Romans 5:3
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Romans 5:3
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3 Not only so, but we[a] also glory in our sufferings,(A) because we know that suffering produces perseverance;(B)
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- Romans 5:3 Or let us
Ruth 2:12
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Ruth 2:12
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12 May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”
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Ruth 2:12
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Ruth 2:12
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12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord,(A) the God of Israel,(B) under whose wings(C) you have come to take refuge.(D)”
Psalm 58:11
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Psalm 58:11
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11 Then at last everyone will say,
“There truly is a reward for those who live for God;
surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.”
Psalm 58:11
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Psalm 58:11
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Isaiah 3:10
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Isaiah 3:10
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10 Tell the godly that all will be well for them.
They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!
Isaiah 3:10
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Isaiah 3:10
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2 Chronicles 36:16
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2 Chronicles 36:16
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16 But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.
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2 Chronicles 36:16
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2 Chronicles 36:16
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16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed(A) at his prophets until the wrath(B) of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.(C)
Proverbs 11:18
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Proverbs 11:18
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18 Evil people get rich for the moment,
but the reward of the godly will last.
Proverbs 11:18
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Proverbs 11:18
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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)
Matthew 16:27
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Matthew 16:27
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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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Matthew 16:27
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Matthew 16:27
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27 For the Son of Man(A) is going to come(B) in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.(C)
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