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8. any man doeth--Greek, "any man shall have done," that is, shall
be found at the Lord's coming to have done.
the same--in full payment, in heaven's currency.
shall . . . receive--
(2Co 5:10;
Col 3:25;
but all of grace,
Lu 17:10).
bond or free--
(1Co 7:22; 12:13;
Ga 3:28;
Col 3:11).
Christ does not regard such distinctions in His present dealings of
grace, or in His future judgment. The slave that has acted faithfully
for the Lord's sake to his master, though the latter may not repay his
faithfulness, shall have the Lord for his Paymaster. So the freeman who
has done good for the Lord's sake, though man may not pay him, has the
Lord for his Debtor
(Pr 19:17).
JFB.
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