Colossians 3:24
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Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
In other translations
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Greek words
εἰδότεςeidotesknowingG6063ὅτιhotithatG3754ἀπὸapofromG575κυρίουkuriou[the] LordG2962ἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheyou will receiveG618τὴνtēntheG3588ἀνταπόδοσινantapodosinrewardG469τῆςtēsof theG3588κληρονομίας·klēronomiasinheritance;G2817τῷtōTheG3588γὰρgarforG1063κυρίῳkuriōLordG2962ΧριστῷChristōChristG5547δουλεύετε.douleueteyou serve.G1398
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
Related verses
- Ephesians 6:8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
- Galatians 1:10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.Am 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.
- Acts 20:32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.And 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.
- Luke 14:14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:22For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant.For 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.
- Hebrews 10:35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
- Matthew 5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
- Ephesians 6:6Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
- Proverbs 11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
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