<p>6:8 <i>Knowing that whatever good thing each one does, the same shall he receive in return from the Lord, whether he be slave or free</i>- The 'receiving in return' is at judgment day; the same word is used of our 'receiving' a reward in response to life lived today. Not in this life, when the righteous often suffer for their goodness. <i>Every</i> good deed will then have its recognition. &quot;Each one&quot; again encourages us that we are taken notice of as individuals; the slaves, who probably rarely attended church meetings, may have felt that they were somehow insignificant to the Lord. Paul is encouraging them that every act of service performed in their secular lives- yes, every errand run and meal prepared- could be accepted as service to the Lord and would be rewarded at judgment day. Our status as slave or free will not be significant.&nbsp;</p>