Cross references

Colossians 3:24

because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Colossians 3:24 BSB

Colossians 3:24 has 29 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 29 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ephesians 6:8 (23 votes) and Acts 20:32 (15 votes). 30 other verses point back to it. It links with 22 other books, from Genesis 15 to Jude 1.

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Which verses does Colossians 3:24 point to?

The 20 strongest of 29, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

  2. Acts 20:3215 votes

    And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

  3. Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

  4. Luke 14:1413 votes

    and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

  5. For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.

  6. So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

  7. Matthew 5:1211 votes

    Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

  8. And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

  9. Hebrews 11:611 votes

    And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

  10. The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

  11. Matthew 5:4610 votes
  12. Jude 1:19 votes
  13. Ruth 2:128 votes
  14. Luke 6:358 votes

    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Which verses point to Colossians 3:24?

The 10 strongest of 30.