Bible Verses About Reward

For what shall it profite a man though he should winne the whole worlde, if hee lose his owne soule? or what shall a man giue for recompence of his soule?

For the Sonne of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels, and then shall he giue to euery man according to his deedes.

For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.

And he agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.

And he went out about the third houre, and sawe other standing idle in the market place,

And sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you: and they went their way.

Againe he went out about the sixt and ninth houre, and did likewise.

And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

They sayd vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He sayd to them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.

And when euen was come, the master of the vineyard sayd vnto his steward, Call the labourers, and giue them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.

And they which were hired about ye eleuenth houre, came and receiued euery man a penie.

Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.

And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the master of the house,

Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden and heate of the day.

And hee answered one of them, saying, Friend, I doe thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penie?

Take that which is thine owne, and go thy way: I will giue vnto this last, as much as to thee.

Is it not lawfull for me to do as I will with mine owne? Is thine eye euil, because I am good?

So the last shalbe first, and the first last: for many are called, but fewe chosen.

Then shall ye king say to them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my father: take the inheritance of the kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me meate: I thirsted, and ye gaue me drinke: I was a stranger, and ye tooke me in vnto you.

I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came vnto me.

Then shall the righteous answere him, saying, Lord, when sawe we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or a thirst, and gaue thee drinke?

And when sawe we thee a stranger, and tooke thee in vnto vs? or naked, and clothed thee?

Or when sawe we thee sicke, or in prison, and came vnto thee?

And the King shall answere, and say vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethre, ye haue done it to me.