knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same good again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.
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knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same good again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.
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And remember that whatsoever good thinge eny man doeth that shall he receave agayne of the Lorde whether he be bonde or fre.
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And knowe ye that whatsoeuer good thing any man doeth, that same shall he receiue of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
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Passages linked to Ephesians 6:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Colossians 3:24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
- Luke 14:14 and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”
- Proverbs 11:18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
- Matthew 6:4 so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
- Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
- Matthew 10:41-42 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.”
- Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
- Proverbs 23:18 Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.
- Matthew 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Matthew 6:1 “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
- Romans 2:6-10 who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:” to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life; but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation, oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
- Colossians 3:11 where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.
- Hebrews 10:35 Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.
- Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.
- Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 11:26 considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 8. Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth.…
8. Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth. What a powerful consolation! However unworthy, however ungrateful or cruel, their masters may be, God will accept their services as rendered to himself. When servants take into account the pride and arrogance of their masters, they often become more indolent from the thought that their labor is thrown away. But Paul informs them that their reward is laid up with God for services which appear to be ill bestowed on unfeeling men; and that there is no reason, therefore, why they should be led aside from the path of duty. He adds, whether bond or free No distinction is made between a slave and a free man. The world is wont to set little value on the labors of slaves; but God esteems them as highly as the duties of kings. In his estimate, the outward station is thrown aside, and each is judged according to the uprightness of his heart.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Although they serve unkind and cruel masters, yet the…
Although they serve unkind and cruel masters, yet the obedience of servants is no less acceptable to God, than the obedience of them that are free.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth,…
8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Ver. 8. Whether he be bond or free] The centurion did but complain of the sickness of his servant, and Christ, unasked, says, I will come and heal him. He that came in the shape of a servant, would go down to the sick servant’s pallet, would not go to the bed of the rich ruler’s son.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Whatsoever good thing any man doeth; viz. as the…
Whatsoever good thing any man doeth; viz. as the servant of Christ and as unto the Lord.
The same shall he receive of the Lord; the reward of the same, by a metonymy.
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Whether he be bond or free: Christ regards not those differences of men at the present, nor will in the day of judgment, 1Co 7:22; 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doth,.... According…
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doth,.... According to the will of God, from right principles in his heart, and with a view to God's glory:
the same shall he receive of the Lord; that is, he shall receive the fruit and advantage of it, in a way of grace,
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whether he be bond or free; a bondman or a free man, a master or a servant.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain He shall receive the same - That is, a…
He shall receive the same - That is, a full and adequate recompence for it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 8. Whatsoever good thing any man doeth] Though…
Verse 8. Whatsoever good thing any man doeth] Though your masters should fail to give you the due reward of your fidelity and labour, yet, as ye have done your work as unto the Lord, he will take care to give you the proper recompense.
Whether he be bond] A slave, bought with money;
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Or free.] A person who has hired himself of his own free accord.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Knowing that whatsoever good thing - Whatever a man…
Knowing that whatsoever good thing - Whatever a man does that is right, for that he shall be appropriately rewarded. No matter what his rank in life, if he discharges his duty to God and man, he will be accepted. A man in a state of servitude may so live as to honor God; and, so living, he should not be greatly solicitous about his condition. A master may fail to render suitable recompense to a slave. But, if the servant is faithful to God, he will recompense him in the future world. It is in this way that religion would make the evils of life tolerable, by teaching those who are oppressed to hear their trials in a patient spirit, and to look forward to the future world of reward. Religion does not approve of slavery. It is the friend of human rights. If it had full influence on earth, it would restore every man to freedom, and impart to each one his rights. Christianity nowhere requires its friends to make or to own a slave. No one under the proper influence of religion ever yet made a man a slave; there is no one under its proper influence who would not desire that all should be free; and just in proportion as true religion spreads over the world, will universal freedom be its attendant. But Christianity would lighten the evils of slavery even while it exists, and would comfort those who are doomed to so hard a lot, by assuring them that there they may render acceptable service to God, and that they soon will be admitted to a world where galling servitude will be known no more. If they may not have freedom here, they may have contentment if they feel that wrong is done them by men, they may feel that right will be done them by God; if their masters do not reward them for their services here, God will; and if they may not enjoy liberty here, they will soon be received into the world of perfect freedom - heaven.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain any man doeth--Greek, "any man shall have done," that…
any man doeth--Greek, "any man shall have done," that is, shall be found at the Lord's coming to have done.
the same--in full payment, in heaven's currency.
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shall . . . receive-- (Co2 5:10; Col 3:25; but all of grace, Luk 17:10).
bond or free-- (Co1 7:22; Co1 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11). Christ does not regard such distinctions in His present dealings of grace, or in His future judgment. The slave that has acted faithfully for the Lord's sake to his master, though the latter may not repay his faithfulness, shall have the Lord for his Paymaster. So the freeman who has done good for the Lord's sake, though man may not pay him, has the Lord for his Debtor (Pro 19:17).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8. The same shall he receive—The master may take…
8. The same shall he receive—The master may take the service, but God holds himself debtor for the service herein to him rendered.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. knowing] as a certainty of the Gospel. For…
8. knowing] as a certainty of the Gospel. For the Christian’s prospect of “reward,” cp. Mat_5:12; Mat_6:1; Mat_6:4; Mat_16:27; Luk_6:35; Luk_14:14; Rom_2:6-10; 2Co_5:10; Heb_10:35; Rev_22:12; &c. The essence of the truth is that the obedience of love is infallibly welcomed and remembered by Him to whom it is rendered. “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Mat_25:21; Mat_25:23), is His certain ultimate response to every true act of the will given up to His will. This prospect, taken along with the conditions to it, has nothing that is not deeply harmonious with our justification for Christ’s Merit only, embraced by faith only. It is the recognition of love by Love, of grace by the Giver. From another point of view it is the outcome of a process of growth and result (Gal_6:7-9).
the Lord] Christ. Cp. among many passages Mat_25:34-36; 2Co_5:9-10. In view of the context, the point would be still clearer if the Gr. were rendered the Master.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) The same shall he receive of the Lord.—This…
(8) The same shall he receive of the Lord.—This verse clenches the previous exhortations by the inculcation of a sense of responsibility and hope. The phrase itself is emphatic—not “he shall receive the reward of his deed,” but “he shall receive the deed itself,” considered as a thing still living and returning on his head, both in the judgments of life and in what we rightly call the “Last Judgment” of the Great Day. A slave in the eye of the law had no rights, and therefore no responsibility or hope. St. Paul therefore bids him, as a Christian, lift his thoughts to a region in which all, bond and free alike, may hear the blessing, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Knowing that whatsover good thing each man shall have…
Knowing that whatsover good thing each man shall have done, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be bond or free. The hope of reward is brought in to supplement the more disinterested motive, such addition being specially useful in the case of slaves (as of children, vers. 2, 3). For the slave the hope of reward is future it is at the Lord"s coming that he will have his reward.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 8. Knowing that whatsoever, etc. If a man renders…
8. Knowing that whatsoever, etc. If a man renders good service anywhere, whether he be bond or free, the Lord will see that he is rewarded.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 6:8 The master of all believers is the Lord,…
6:8 The master of all believers is the Lord, and he will reward those who are faithful (see 1 Cor 3:12-15).
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