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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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How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
    All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(A)

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he will cover you with his pinions,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness is a shield and defense.(A)

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for you have been my help,
    and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.(A)

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Let me abide in your tent forever,
    find refuge under the shelter of your wings. Selah(A)

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Guard me as the apple of the eye;
    hide me in the shadow of your wings,(A)

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10 For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the[a] love that you showed for his sake[b] in serving the saints, as you still do.(A)

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  1. 6.10 Other ancient authorities add labor of
  2. 6.10 Gk for his name

26 He considered abuse suffered for the Christ[a] to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward.

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  1. 11.26 Or the Messiah

16 But Ruth said,

“Do not press me to leave you,
    to turn back from following you!
Where you go, I will go;
    where you lodge, I will lodge;
your people shall be my people
    and your God my God.(A)

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Psalm 57

Praise and Assurance under Persecution

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

Be merciful to me, O God; be merciful to me,
    for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
    until the destroying storms pass by.(A)

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19 For who has ever found an enemy and sent the enemy safely away? So may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.

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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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  1. 6.35 Other ancient authorities read despairing of no one

The Lament over Jerusalem

37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!

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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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From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(A)

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18 —may the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well how much service he rendered in Ephesus.(A)

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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.”(A)

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Concerning Almsgiving

“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)

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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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18 Surely there is a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

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18 The wicked earn no real gain,
    but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(A)

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11 People will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
    surely there is a God who judges[a] on earth.”(A)

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  1. 58.11 Or there are gods who judge

11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.(A)

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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. 2.18 Meaning of Gk uncertain
  2. 2.18 Gk by the mind of his flesh

12 He said also to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers and sisters or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.(A) 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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