Ephesians 6:8

“knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free”

“Knowing”: “Seeing ye know, knowing as ye do” (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 379).. tremendous amount of peace of mind and happiness comes when one "knows" the truth (John 8:32). “Whatever good thing each one doeth”: “Will be repaid by the Lord for every task well done” (Knox). “Will be rewarded by the Master for any honest work” (TCNT). “Whether slave or free,. man ought to look beyond his paycheck in considering whether he is being adequately paid. The Lord is keeping books too. The slave can simply trust the Lord that the reward will make it all worthwhile” (Boles p. 330). In fact, the Lord will make it more than worthwhile (Romans 8:18). “The same shall he receive again”: We tend to worry too much about what others are supposedly "getting away with" (Psalms 73:1). The Christian is content to rest in the mercy and justice of God. The righteous will be rewarded and the wicked punished. Judgment day will leave no unfinished business or moral lose ends (Ecclesiastes 2:13; 2 Corinthians 5:10). “Whether he be bond or free”:

The slave and the freeman will be judged by the same standard. When one stands before God ones social-economic condition is meaningless.