REWARDS VERSES: also called being saved, gaining your lives, inheriting, abundant life, fully

qualified, reaping eternal life, attaining resurrection from dead, banquet invitee;
Some verses speak of loss of reward/inheritance, disqualification [in context, not loss of salvation]

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Matthew 5:5 Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets
before you in the same way.
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets
before you in the same way.
Matthew 5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same,
don’t they?
Matthew 6:1,4,16,18 Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no
reward with your Father in heaven
. . . so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you
. . . When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so
that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!
. . . so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in
secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 10:27-30 Then Peter said to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for
us?” Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son
of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or
mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit
eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first. Brother will hand over brother to
death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death. And you
will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved!
Matthew 10:41 Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever
receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s
reward.
Matthew 25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Mark 8:38 For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of
Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back.Then your reward will be
great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
Luke 8:18 So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he
thinks he has will be taken from him.”
Luke 16:9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs
out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes
Luke 18:14, 22 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who
exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
. . . When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give
the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Luke 21:19 By your endurance you will gain your lives
John 4:36 The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the
one who reaps can rejoice together.
John 5:44 How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don’t seek the praise that comes
from the only God?
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may
have it abundantly
Acts 20:32 And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace. This message is able to build you
up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Acts 26:18 to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so
that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in
 me.’
Romans 2:6 He will reward each one according to his works
Romans 8:17 And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ)—if indeed we
suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.
Romans 14:9-13 For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord,
every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.” Therefore, each of us will
give an account of himself to God
I Corinthians 3:8-10 The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, but each will receive his reward
according to his work. We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God’s field, God’s building.
According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but
someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.
I Corinthians 4:5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light
the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition
from God.
I Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived!
The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals .
..
I Corinthians 9:24-27 Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run
to win. Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable
crown, but we an imperishable one. So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.
Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not
be disqualified.

I Corinthians 11:31 But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged.

I Corinthians 15:41-42, 50 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars, for star
differs from star in glory. It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is
perishable, what is raised is imperishable. v.50 Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters:
[a] Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the
imperishable.

II Corinthians 5:9-10 So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him. For we must all
appear before the judgment seat of Christ,so that each one may be paid back according to what he
has done while in the body, whether good or evil.
II Corinthians 13:9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may
become fully qualified.
Galatians 4:7, 30 So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if you are a son, then you are also an heir through God.
v. 30 But what does the scripture say? “Throw out the slave woman and her son, for the son of
the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the son” of the free woman.
Galatians 5:21 Envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned
you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!
Galatians 6:8 because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh,but the one who
sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Ephesians 1:11 In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according
to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will
Ephesians 5:5 For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such
a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Ephesians 6:8 because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be
rewarded by the Lord.
Philippians 1:29 For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him
Philippians 3:10-11 My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and
to be like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.
Colossians 3:24 because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the
Lord Christ.
I Thessalonians 2:19 For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of
course you?
II Thessalonians 1:5 This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for
which in fact you are suffering.
II Thessalonians 1:11 And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and
fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,
I Timothy 4:8 For “physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for
the present life and for the life to come.”
II Timothy 2:12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.
II Timothy 4:7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!
Titus 3:7 And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation
of eternal life.”
Hebrews 6:12 . . . so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance
inherit the promises.
Hebrews 9:28 so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he
will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
Hebrews 10:35 So do not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward.
Hebrews 11:26 He regarded abuse suffered for Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes
were fixed on the reward.
Hebrews 12:17 or you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no
opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.
James 1:12 Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive
the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
James 2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith
and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
James 4:4 Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So
whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.
I Peter 1:4 that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,
I Peter 3:7 husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show
them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.
I Peter 5:1-4 So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that
will be revealed, I urge the elders among you: Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you,
exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful
profit but eagerly. And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.
I Peter 5:6 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves
with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand
I John 2:28 And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not
shrink away from him in shame when he comes back
II John 7-8 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not confess Jesus as Christ
coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist! Watch out, so that you do not
lose the things we have worked for, but receive a full reward.
Revelation 2:10 Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you
thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain
faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself
Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away your crown.
Revelation 19:9 Then the angel said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet
at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
Revelation 21:7 The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
Revelation 22:12 (Look ! I am coming soon,
and my reward is with me to pay each one according to what he has done!