Ephesians 6:8 - Exposition

Knowing that whatsover good thing each man shall have done, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be bond or free. The hope of reward is brought in to supplement the more disinterested motive, such addition being specially useful in the case of slaves (as of children, Ephesians 6:2 , Ephesians 6:3 ). For the slave the hope of reward is future—it is at the Lord's coming that he will have his reward.