Colossians 3:24

“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance, etc.] This is said for the encouragement of Christian servants, who, though they may receive little or nothing from their earthly and carnal masters; yet they shall be used and treated as children by the Lord, and by whom they will be possessed of an eternal inheritance, after their work and labour is over: by “the reward of the inheritance” is meant the heavenly glory, called a reward, because the apostle is speaking to servants and therefore uses language agreeable to them; and who, though they may have no reward in this world, yet as there is a God that judgeth in the earth, there is verily one for them in the world…”

“the reward of the inheritance--"Knowing that it is from the Lord (the ultimate source of reward), ye shall receive the compensation (or recompense, which will make ample amends for your having no earthly possession as slaves now) consisting of the inheritance" (a term excluding the notion of meriting it by works: it is all of grace, Rom 4:14; Gal 3:18). for ye serve--The oldest manuscripts omit "for," then translate as Vulgate, "Serve ye the Lord Christ;" compare Col 3:23, "To the Lord and not unto men" (Co1 7:22-23).”

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“ye shall: Col 2:18; Gen 15:1; Rut 2:12; Pro 11:18; Mat 5:12, Mat 5:46, Mat 6:1, Mat 6:2, Mat 6:5, Mat 6:16, Mat 10:41; Luk 6:35, Luk 14:14; Rom 2:6, Rom 2:7, Rom 4:4, Rom 4:5; Co1 3:8, Co1 9:17, Co1 9:18; Eph 6:8; Heb 9:15, Heb 10:35, Heb 11:6 for: Joh 12:26; Rom 1:1, Rom 14:18; Co1 7:22; Gal 1:10; Eph 6:6; Pe2 1:1; Jde 1:1 Colossians 3:25”