Genesis 15:1
God’s Covenant with Abram
1After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: a“Fear not, Abram, I am byour shield; your reward shall be very great.”Ruth 2:12
12 cThe Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!”Psalms 58:11
11Mankind will say, “Surely there is da reward for the righteous;surely there is a God who ejudges on earth.”
Proverbs 11:18
18The wicked earns deceptive wages,but one who fsows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Matthew 5:12
12 gRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for hso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.Matthew 6:1-2
Giving to the Needy
1“Beware of ipracticing your righteousness before other people in order jto be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.2 k“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may lbe praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have mreceived their reward.
Matthew 6:5
The Lord’s Prayer
5“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love nto stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. oTruly, I say to you, they have received their reward.Matthew 6:16
Fasting
16“And pwhen you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. qTruly, I say to you, they have received their reward.Hebrews 11:26
26 rHe considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to sthe reward.
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