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.
1 Corinthians 3:14 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test], he will get his reward. American Standard Version (1901) If any man’s work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward. Common English Bible If anyone’s work survives, they’ll get a reward. Catholic Public Domain Version If anyone's work, which he has built upon it, remains, then he will receive a reward. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any man's work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. |
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.
Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.
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.
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.
But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
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?
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
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.