Colossians 3:24

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Summary

Colossians 3:24

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

Ye shall

For

General references

Genesis 30:29

Genesis 31:6

Bible References

Ye shall

Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance."

May the Lord reward your efforts! May your acts of kindness be repaid fully by the Lord God of Israel, from whom you have sought protection!"

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

"Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

He will reward each one according to his works:

Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited due to grace but due to obligation.

The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, but each will receive his reward according to his work.

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.

because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord.

And so he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, since he died to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.

So do not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

For

If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.

For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.

For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ's slave.

Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

not like those who do their work only when someone is watching -- as people-pleasers -- but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.

From Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, have been granted a faith just as precious as ours.

From Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, wrapped in the love of God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.

General references

"You know how I have worked for you," Jacob replied, "and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

You know that I've worked for your father as hard as I could,