'Reward' in the Bible

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Then Peter said to Jesus, "See, *we* have forsaken everything and followed you; what then will be *our* reward?"

And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last -- unto the first.

For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

'And he who is reaping doth receive a reward, and doth gather fruit to life age-during, that both he who is sowing and he who is reaping may rejoice together;

I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.

Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

And in the same way the men gave up the natural use of the woman and were burning in their desire for one another, men doing shame with men, and getting in their bodies the right reward of their evil-doing.

He will reward each one according to his works:

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

But now since you have been set free from sin and have become [willing] slaves to God, you have your benefit, resulting in sanctification [being made holy and set apart for God’s purpose], and the outcome [of this] is eternal life.

For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

But if any person’s work is burned up [by the test], he will suffer the loss [of his reward]; yet he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has barely escaped] through fire.

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.

For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.

Or did I do wrong in making myself low so that you might be lifted up, because I gave you the good news of God without reward?

So it is no great thing if his servants make themselves seem to be servants of righteousness; whose end will be the reward of their works.

Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

Let us not abate our courage in doing what is right; for in due time we shall reap a reward, if we do not faint.

Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

because you know that everyone will receive a reward from the Lord for whatever good he has done, whether he is a slave or free.

Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

If in any way I may have the reward of life from the dead.

Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.

I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

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

For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

and to reward with rest you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels,

Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

For this reason I [am ready to] patiently endure all things for the sake of those who are the elect (God’s chosen ones), so that they too may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it the reward of eternal glory.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

For we have had experience of him who says, Punishment is mine, I will give reward. And again, The Lord will be judge of his people.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

Live honourable lives among the Gentiles, in order that, although they now speak against you as evil-doers, they may yet witness your good conduct, and may glorify God on the day of reward and retribution.

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

They have left the straight path and wandered off to follow the path of Bosor's son Balaam, who loved the reward he got for doing wrong.

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.

I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will reward each of you as your actions deserve.

But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me.

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

For they made the blood of saints and prophets come out like a stream, and blood have you given them for drink; which is their right reward.

Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.