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

Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for them that fear you; which you have wrought for them that trust in you before the sons of men!

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

A crown

And if a man also competes as an athlete, yet is he not crowned, unless he strives lawfully.

She shall give to your head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to you.

And every man that strives for self control is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Blessed is the man that endures trial: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love him.

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a crown of glory that fades not away.

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

And round about the throne were four and twenty thrones: and upon the thrones I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white clothing; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

The righteous

I charge you therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

God judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart treasure up unto yourself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer:

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon it was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make war.

At that

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

And they shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son that serves him.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out demons? and in your name done many wonderful works?

But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

That love

And not only they, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, that is, the redemption of our body.

But as it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him.

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Behold, he comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him: and all tribes of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

He who testifies these things says, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

General references

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.

But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: