Colossians 3:24

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“because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”

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BSBPD

“because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance--for the Lord Christ ye serve;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Colossians 3:24 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
  2. Ruth 2:12May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
  3. Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
  4. Matthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
  5. Matthew 5:46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
  6. Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
  7. Matthew 6:5And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  8. Matthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  9. Matthew 10:41Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
  10. Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  11. Luke 14:14and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
  12. John 12:26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  13. Acts 20:32And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
  14. Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
  15. Romans 2:6God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
  16. Romans 4:4Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
  17. Romans 14:18For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
  18. 1 Corinthians 3:8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
  19. 1 Corinthians 7:22For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
  20. 1 Corinthians 9:17If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
  21. Galatians 1:10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
  22. Ephesians 6:6And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
  23. Ephesians 6:8because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
  24. Colossians 2:18Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.

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