Matthew 25:21
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21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’(A)
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Matthew 25:23
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23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’
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Luke 16:10
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10 “Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.(A)
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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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2 Timothy 2:12
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12 if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he will also deny us;(A)
Revelation 3:21
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21 To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.(A)
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John 14:3
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3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.(A)
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John 17:24
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24 Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.(A)
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1 Peter 1:7-8
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7 so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.(A) 8 Although you have not seen[a] him, you love him, and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,(B)
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- 1.8 Other ancient authorities read known
Matthew 24:45
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The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave
45 “Who, then, is the faithful and wise slave whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves[a] their allowance of food at the proper time?(A)
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- 24.45 Gk to give them
Revelation 2:10
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10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Beware, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have affliction. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.(A)
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Philippians 1:23
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23 I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better,(A)
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Luke 22:28-30
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28 “You are those who have stood by me in my trials,(A) 29 and I confer on you, just as my Father has conferred on me, a kingdom,(B) 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.(C)
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Revelation 7:17
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17 for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”(A)
Romans 2:29
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29 Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not the written code. Such a person receives praise not from humans but from God.(A)
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Luke 12:44
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44 Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions.
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Matthew 10:40-42
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Rewards
40 “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(A) 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous, 42 and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”(B)
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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20 Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah; he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.(A) 21 And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.
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Matthew 25:46
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46 And these will go away into eternal punishment but the righteous into eternal life.”(A)
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Matthew 24:47
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47 Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions.(A)
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Psalm 16:10-11
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10 For you do not give me up to Sheol
or let your faithful one see the Pit.(A)
11 You show me the path of life.
In your presence there is fullness of joy;
in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.(B)
Revelation 21:7
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7 Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
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Hebrews 12:2
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2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of[a] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.(A)
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- 12.2 Or who instead of
2 Corinthians 10:18
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18 For it is not those who commend themselves that are approved but those whom the Lord commends.(A)
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Revelation 2:26-28
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26 To everyone who conquers and continues to do my works to the end,
I will give authority over the nations,(A)
27 to rule[a] them with an iron scepter,
as when clay pots are shattered—(B)
28 “even as I also received authority from my Father. To the one who conquers I will also give the morning star.(C)
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- 2.27 Or to shepherd
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