Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
knowing that from Lord ye will receive the reward of the inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
You know that it is from the Lord that you will receive the inheritance as a reward. It is the Lord Messiah whom you are serving!
American Standard Version
knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.
Amplified
knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [greatest] reward. It is the Lord Christ whom you [actually] serve.
An Understandable Version
knowing that you will receive from the Lord a [spiritual] inheritance as a reward, [for] you are [really] serving the Lord.
Anderson New Testament
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance: for you serve the Lord Christ.
Bible in Basic English
Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.
Common New Testament
knowing that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Daniel Mace New Testament
knowing that as you are the servants of Christ our Lord, you shall receive from him the inheritance for your reward.
Darby Translation
knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ.
Godbey New Testament
knowing that you will receive the recompense of the inheritance from the Lord. Serve the Lord Christ;
Goodspeed New Testament
for you know that it is from him that you are to receive that inheritance which is to be your reward. Think of Christ as the master you are working for.
John Wesley New Testament
for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Julia Smith Translation
Knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
King James 2000
Knowing that of the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for you serve the Lord Christ.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[because you] know that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ.
Modern King James verseion
knowing that from the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance. For you serve the Lord Christ.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
forasmuch as ye know that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Moffatt New Testament
remember, you will receive from the Lord the inheritance which is your due; serve Christ your Lord and Master,
Montgomery New Testament
You know that from the Lord you will receive reward of the inheritance, for you are the Lord Christ's slaves.
NET Bible
because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ.
New Heart English Bible
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
Noyes New Testament
knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the recompense of the inheritance; serve Christ as your Lord.
Sawyer New Testament
knowing that you will receive from the Lord the recompense of the inheritance. You serve Christ the Lord;
The Emphasized Bible
Knowing that, from the Lord, ye shall duly receive the recompense of the inheritance, - unto the Lord Christ, are ye in service;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye are servants to the Lord Christ.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Since you know that it is from the Master that you will receive the inheritance which will be your recompense. You are serving Christ, the Master.
Webster
Knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Weymouth New Testament
For you know that it is from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. Christ is the Master whose bondservants you are.
Williams New Testament
for you know that it is from the Lord that you are going to get your pay in the form of an inheritance; so keep on serving Christ the Lord.
World English Bible
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
Worrell New Testament
knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye are doing service to the Lord, Christ.
Worsley New Testament
knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord Christ;
Youngs Literal Translation
having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance -- for the Lord Christ ye serve;
Themes
Favoritism » The lord not respecting persons (not showing favoritism)
God's Promises » Of reward for spiritual service » All ranks and stations
Inheritance » Earthly » Spiritual
Jesus Christ » Names of » Lord Christ
Reward » For spiritual service » All ranks and stations
the Reward of saints » Is from God
the Reward of saints » As servants of Christ
Servants » When good » Shall be rewarded
Servants » When good » Are the servants of Christ
Service » Reluctant spiritual » To be rendered to Christ
Spiritual » Hearing » Heritage
the future » The rewards of the faithful for spiritual service » All ranks and stations
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 3:24
Prayers for Colossians 3:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Mutual Responsibilities In Christian Relationships
23 And all things, anything whatever ye may do, work from soul as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from Lord ye will receive the reward of the inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ. 25 And he who does wrong will be recompensed what he did wrong, and there is no partiality.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:22
For he who was called in Lord a bondman is a freedman of Lord. Likewise also he who was called a free man is a bondman of Christ.
Ephesians 6:8
Knowing that whatever good thing each may do, he will receive this from the Lord, whether bondman or freeman.
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram. I am thy shield, thy exceedingly great reward.
Ruth 2:12
LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou have come to take refuge.
Proverbs 11:18
A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness [has] a sure reward.
Matthew 5:12
Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for so they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5:46
For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the tax collectors the same?
Matthew 6:1-2
Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.
Matthew 6:5
And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray having stood in the synagogues and in the corners of the thoroughfares, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
Matthew 6:16
And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
Matthew 10:41
He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, despairing nothing, and your reward will be great. And ye will be sons of the Most High, because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad.
Luke 14:14
and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.
John 12:26
If any man serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there my helper will also be. And if any man serves me, the Father will value him.
Acts 20:32
And now brothers, I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.
Romans 1:1
Paul, a bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle separated for the good-news of God
Romans 2:6-7
who will render to each man according to his works,
Romans 4:4-5
Now to the man being employed, the wage is not reckoned according to grace, but according to obligation.
Romans 14:18
For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God, and approved by men.
1 Corinthians 3:8
Now he who plants and he who waters are one, but each man will receive his own payment according to his own labor.
1 Corinthians 9:17-18
For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if involuntarily, I have been entrusted with a commission.
Galatians 1:10
For do I now trust men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I were still pleasing men I would not be a bondman of Christ.
Ephesians 6:6
Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,
Colossians 2:18
Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
Hebrews 9:15
And because of this he is mediator of a new covenant, so that a death having occurred for the redemption of the transgressions against the first covenant, those who are called might take the promise of the eternal inheritance.
Hebrews 10:35
Therefore do not throw off your boldness, which has great recompense of reward.
Hebrews 11:6
And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
Jude 1:1
Jude, a bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, sanctified in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: