4 So likewise My people had tumults and afflictions: but afterward they shall receive good things. (2CL) 5 Wherefore, my brethren, let us not be double-minded but endure patiently in hope, that we may also obtain our reward. (2CL) 6 For faithful is He that promised to pay to each man the recompense of his works. (2CL)
2 Clement 11:4–6
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1 Clement 34:2–4
2 It is therefore needful that we should be zealous unto well doing, for of Him are all things: (1CL) 3 since He forewarneth us saying, Behold, the Lord, and His reward is before His face, to recompense each man according to his work. (1CL) 4 He exhorteth us therefore to believe… (1CL)
Sirach 36:15–17
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2 Esdras 8:32–34
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Sirach 2:7–9
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Hebrews 10:35–37
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward. 36 You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. 37 For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
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Visions 6:6–8
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