“knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”
— WEB
Colossians 3:24
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
— KJV
“knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.”
— ASV
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Commentary
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).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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