Colossians 3:24
knowing that from Lord ye will receive the reward of the inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
23And all things, anything whatever ye may do, work from soul as to the Lord and not to men,
25And he who does wrong will be recompensed what he did wrong, and there is no partiality.
Cross References
Ruth 2:12LORD 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.
Matthew 5:12Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for so they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 6:1Be 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 6:16And 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.
Luke 6:35But 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.
John 12:26If 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.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:19-25
Relative Duties. ( a. d. 62.) 18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,… Read the whole commentary →