"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day - and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing." -2 Tim 4:7-8


"There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism." -Rom 2:9-11


"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal." -Mat 6:19-20


"Jesus answered, 'If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'" -Matt 19:21


"Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." -Luke 12:33-34


"When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'" -Luke 18:22


"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life." -1 Tim 6:17-19


"Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection." -Heb 11:35


"One thing God has spoken,
      two things have I heard:
      that you, O God, are strong,

and that you, O Lord, are loving.
      Surely you will reward each person
      according to what he has done.." -Psalm 62:11-12


"The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
      according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight." -Psalm 18:24


"The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good man rewarded for his." -Proverbs 14:14


"See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power,
      and his arm rules for him.
      See, his reward is with him,
      and his recompense accompanies him." -Isa 40:10

"'I the LORD search the heart
      and examine the mind,
      to reward a man according to his conduct,
      according to what his deeds deserve.'" -Jeramiah 17:10


"O great and powerful God, whose name is the LORD Almighty, great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of men; you reward everyone according to his conduct and as his deeds deserve." -Jeremiah 32:18b-19


"'Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.'" -Matt 5:11-12


"But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." -Matt 6:3-4

"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." -Matt 6:6

"But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." -Matt 6:17-18


"'Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who 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, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward.'" -Matt 10:41-42


"For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done." -Matt 16:27


"Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets." -Luke 6:23


"But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked." -Luke 6:35


"Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." -1 Cor 9:25


"Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free." -Eph 6:7


"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism." -Col 3:23-24


"So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised." -Heb 10:35-36


"Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully." -2John 1:8


"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done." -Rev 22:12


"Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him." -James 1:12


"And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away." -1Peter 5:4


"Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life." -Rev 2:10


"I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown." -Rev 3:11