Revelation 2:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Shalt

Matthew 10:28

Luke 12:4

Ye shall

Revelation 2:9

Ten days

1 Peter 1:6

Be thou

General references

Bible References

Shalt

"And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

"But to you who are my friends I say, "'Be not afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do nothing further.

Ye shall

Your sufferings I know, and your poverty--but you are rich--and the evil name given you by those who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but are Satan's synagogue.

Ten days

Rejoice triumphantly in the prospect of this, even if now, for a short time, you are compelled to sorrow amid various trials.

Be thou

But they have gained the victory over him because of the blood of the Lamb and of the testimony which they have borne, and because they held their lives cheap and did not shrink even from death.

And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved.

but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved.

For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.

You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the End will be saved.

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, friends; and some of you they will put to death.

He who holds his life dear, is destroying it; and he who makes his life of no account in this world shall keep it to the Life of the Ages.

But even the sacrifice of my life I count as nothing, if only I may perfect my earthly course, and be faithful to the duty which the Lord Jesus has entrusted to me of proclaiming, as of supreme importance, the Good News of God's grace.

His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

I have gone through the glorious contest; I have run the race; I have guarded the faith.

General references

To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it.

but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved.

For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.

Any man who makes it his object to keep his own life safe, will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

and laid hands upon the Apostles, and put them into the public jail.

If any one's work--the building which he has erected--stands the test, he will be rewarded.