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Ephesians 6:8

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

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Ephesians 6:8 has 17 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Colossians 3:24 (12 votes) and Luke 14:14 (9 votes). 21 other verses point back to it. It links with 16 other books, from Genesis 16 to Revelation 13.

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Which verses does Ephesians 6:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Colossians 3:2412 votes

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

  2. Luke 14:149 votes

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

  3. Proverbs 11:187 votes

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

  4. Matthew 6:47 votes

    so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

  5. Matthew 16:277 votes

    For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

  6. 2 Corinthians 5:107 votes

    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

  7. Matthew 10:41–424 votes

    Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

  8. Luke 6:354 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.

  9. Proverbs 23:183 votes

    For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  10. Matthew 5:123 votes

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

  11. Matthew 6:13 votes
  12. Romans 2:6–103 votes
  13. Colossians 3:113 votes
  14. Hebrews 10:353 votes
  15. Isaiah 3:112 votes
  16. Galatians 3:282 votes
  17. Hebrews 11:262 votes

Which verses point to Ephesians 6:8?

The 10 strongest of 21.