Thematic Bible: Of reward for spiritual service


Thematic Bible




His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.




No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.




For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting possession.

Then I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.



"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me. Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.


Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham!




Israel will be delivered once and for all by the Lord; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.

who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.'


but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek.

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






The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.




And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward."




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