1 Corinthians 3:8

And that to You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness, For You repay a man according to his work.

He who guards the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who keeps watch for his master will be honored.

If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward.

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and make manifest the motives of hearts. And then each one’s praise will come to him from God.

For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

Who at any time serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not consume the fruit of it? Or who shepherds a flock and does not consume the milk of the flock?

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

What then is my reward? That, when I proclaim the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge, so as not to make full use of my authority in the gospel.

See to yourselves, that you do not lose what we accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.