And he said likewise to him, Be also over five cities.
Say you to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
And the second came, saying, Lord, your pound has gained five pounds.
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.
But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have worked for, but that we receive a full reward.
