Colossians 3:24 (DRB)

Passage

Knowing that you shall receive of the Lord the reward of inheritance. Serve ye the Lord Christ.

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh: not serving to the eye, as pleasing men: but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.

Colossians 3:23 Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men:

Colossians 3:24 Knowing that you shall receive of the Lord the reward of inheritance. Serve ye the Lord Christ.

Colossians 3:25 For he that doth wrong shall receive for that which he hath done wrongfully. And there is no respect of persons with God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "knowing", "shall", "receive", "lord", "reward", "inheritance", and "serve". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "knowing" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Whatsoever you do do it from the..." into verse 25's "For he that doth wrong shall receive...", so "knowing" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "knowing" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.