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 thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

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

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have 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 striveth for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he striveth lawfully.

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

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

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

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

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

And around the throne were four and twenty seats; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

The righteous

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

That be far from thee 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 thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

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

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself 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 ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

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

At that

For 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 to him against that day.

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

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

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

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

But ye, 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 first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

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

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed 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 to them that look for him he will appear the second time without sin to salvation.

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

He who testifieth these things saith, 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 findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.

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

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not raised.