Colossians 3:24
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Cross-reference
Colossians 2:18 warns against being disqualified from the prize—reinforcing that the reward comes from Christ alone, not false teachers.
1 Corinthians 3:8 explicitly states each worker receives reward according to labor, directly echoing Colossians' promise of reward for serving Christ.
Hebrews 11:6 affirms God rewards those who seek Him, underscoring Colossians' promise that serving Christ results in reward.
Hebrews 10:35 exhorts believers to hold confidence because of a great reward, reinforcing Colossians' encouragement that serving Christ brings reward.
Ephesians 6:8 directly states the Lord repays each for good deeds, reinforcing Colossians' promise that serving Christ yields a reward.
Ephesians 6:6 calls believers 'servants of Christ' doing God's will — the same service Colossians says is for the Lord and will be rewarded.
1 Corinthians 9:17 links voluntary service with reward, affirming Colossians' assurance that serving Christ brings a reward.
Romans 14:18 states that whoever serves Christ is acceptable to God — directly reinforcing Colossians' promise that serving the Lord brings reward from Him.
John 12:26 promises the Father honors those who serve Jesus, directly paralleling Colossians' assurance of reward for serving Christ.
Matthew 5:12 promises great reward in heaven for the persecuted—linking heavenly inheritance to faithful service as in Colossians.
In Romans 16:18, those who do not serve our Lord Christ are contrasted — they serve their own appetites, unlike the faithful service urged here.
In 2 Corinthians 5:10, each person receives what is due for his deeds — the same principle of divine recompense that underlies the promised inheritance here.
In Ephesians 1:11, believers have obtained an inheritance in Christ — the same inheritance that the Lord will give as reward here.
In Acts 20:32, the inheritance among the sanctified is promised through God's word — the same inheritance believers receive from the Lord here.
In Hebrews 10:36, doing God's will leads to receiving the promise — the same promised reward as the inheritance from the Lord here.
Matthew 6:2 shows hypocrites receive their reward in full from men—contrasting with the eternal reward from the Lord promised here.
Matthew 6:1 warns against practicing righteousness for human praise, which forfeits reward from the Father—reinforcing that reward comes from the Lord alone.
Romans 4:4 contrasts wage due to worker with grace, showing the inheritance reward in Colossians is not earned but a gift.
2 Chronicles 15:7 promises reward for work — parallel to Colossians' assurance that serving the Lord yields an inheritance as reward.