Ephesians 6:8
For you know that whatever good each one will do, the same will he receive from the Lord, whether he is servant or free.
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In The King James Version
In Context
7Serve with good will, as to the Lord, and not to men.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:18The impious does work with inconstancy. But for the sower of justice, there is the reward of faithfulness.
Isaiah 3:11Woe to the impious man immersed in evil! For retribution will be given to him from his own hands.
Matthew 6:1“Pay attention, lest you perform your justice before men, in order to be seen by them; otherwise you shall not have a reward with your Father, who is in heaven.
Matthew 10:41Whoever receives a prophet, in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet. And whoever receives the just in the name of the just shall receive the reward of the just.
Matthew 20:7They say to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also may go into my vineyard.’
Luke 14:14And you will be blessed because they do not have a way to repay you. So then, your recompense will be in the resurrection of the just.”
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 6:2-10
Duties of Children to Parents; Duties of Servants to Masters. ( a. d. 61.) 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in… Read the whole commentary →