Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

His lord said unto him, Well done, {thou} good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

For what {is} our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? {Are} not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? {rejoicing: or, glorying?}

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. {wise: or, teachers}

I have fought a good fight, I have finished {my} course, I have kept the faith:

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward {is} with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. {it shall be: Gr. it is}

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these {is} charity.

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. {wrought: or, gained, some copies read, ye have gained, but that ye, etc.}

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation {of the gospel} is committed unto me.