Colossians 3:24
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance: for you serve the Lord Christ.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
23And whatever you do, do from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men;
Cross References
Matthew 5:12Rejoice, and leap for joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so did they persecute the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 6:1Beware of doing your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 6:16And when you fast, do not put on a sad countenance, as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.
Luke 6:35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind to the unthankful and the evil.
John 12:26If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant also be. If any one serve me, him will my Father honor.
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 →