Ephesians 6:8
Knowing that, each one, whatsoever he may do that is good, the same, shall he receive back from the Lord, whether bond or free.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7with good will, rendering service—as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
Cross References
Proverbs 11:18The lawless man, earneth the wages of falsehood, but, he that soweth righteousness, hath the reward of fidelity.
Isaiah 3:11Alas! for the lawless, it is ill, For what his own hand hath matured, shall be done to him.
Matthew 6:1[But] take heed, that ye do not, your righteousness, before men, to be gazed at by them,—otherwise at least, reward, have ye none, with your Father who is in the heavens.
Matthew 10:41He that giveth welcome unto a prophet, in the name of a prophet, the reward of a prophet, shall receive; and, he that giveth welcome unto a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, the reward of a righteous man, shall receive;—
Matthew 20:7They say unto him—Because, no one, hath hired, us. He saith unto them—Ye also, go your way into the vineyard.
Luke 14:14and, happy, shalt thou be, that they have not wherewith to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed unto thee, in the resurrection of the righteous.
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 →