2 Timothy 4:8

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Summary

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

There

A crown

Revelation 4:4

The righteous

At that

That love

General references

Bible References

There

O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,

Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.

A crown

And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.

She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.

And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.

There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.

And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.

Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

And round about the high seat were four and twenty seats: and on them I saw four and twenty rulers seated, clothed in white robes; and on their heads crowns of gold.

The righteous

I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom;

Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?

God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.

But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

And the heaven was open; and I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it was named Certain and True; and he is judging and making war in righteousness.

At that

And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.

And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.

A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?

But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.

I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.

But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief:

That love

And not only so, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we have sorrow in our minds, waiting for the time when we will take our place as sons, that is, the salvation of our bodies.

But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.

For in this we are crying in weariness, greatly desiring to be clothed with our house from heaven:

Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.

Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

So Christ, having at his first coming taken on himself the sins of men, will be seen a second time, without sin, by those who are waiting for him, for their salvation.

See, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those by whom he was wounded; and all the tribes of the earth will be sorrowing because of him. Yes, so be it.

He who gives witness to these things says, Truly, I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.

General references

Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.

He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

But if there is no coming back from the dead, then Christ has not come back from the dead: