Colossians 3:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.

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  • 1 Cor 7:22 : 22 For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant.
  • Eph 6:8 : 8 In the knowledge that for every good thing anyone does, he will have his reward from the Lord, If he is a servant or if he is free.
  • Acts 20:32 : 32 And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.
  • Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news,
  • Rom 2:6-7 : 6 Who will give to every man his right reward: 7 To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:
  • Rom 4:4-5 : 4 Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt. 5 But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.
  • Rom 14:18 : 18 And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.
  • 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.
  • 1 Cor 9:17-18 : 17 But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it. 18 What then is my reward? This, that when I am giving the good news, I may give it without payment, not making use of my rights as a preacher of the good news.
  • Gal 1:10 : 10 Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
  • Eph 6:6 : 6 Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;
  • Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.
  • Ruth 2:12 : 12 The Lord give you a reward for what you have done, and may a full reward be given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take cover.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
  • Matt 5:12 : 12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.
  • Matt 5:46 : 46 For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?
  • Matt 6:1-2 : 1 Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.
  • Matt 6:5 : 5 And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
  • Matt 10:41 : 41 He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.
  • Luke 14:14 : 14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
  • Col 2:18 : 18 Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,
  • Heb 9:15 : 15 And for this cause it is through him that a new agreement has come into being, so that after the errors under the first agreement had been taken away by his death, the word of God might have effect for those who were marked out for an eternal heritage.
  • Heb 10:35 : 35 So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded.
  • Heb 11:6 : 6 And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.
  • 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
  • Jude 1:1 : 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, to those of God's selection who have been made holy by God the Father and are kept safe for Jesus Christ:

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    8In the knowledge that for every good thing anyone does, he will have his reward from the Lord, If he is a servant or if he is free.

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  • Col 3:17
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    17And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.

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    16Are you not conscious that you are the servants of him to whom you give yourselves to do his desire? if to sin, the end being death, or if to do the desire of God, the end being righteousness.

  • Rom 2:6
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  • 1 Cor 3:23
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    58For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

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    18And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

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    34For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

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    7So that you are no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, then the heritage of God is yours.

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    9Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

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    10Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  • Phil 2:22
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    22But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news.

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    31So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

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    46A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

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    13And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.

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    22But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.

    23For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

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    29And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and yours is the heritage by the right of God's undertaking given to Abraham.

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    16As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God;

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    12So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

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    5And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.

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    30But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

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    43Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

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    2Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.