2 Timothy 4:8

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From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.

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  • Jas 1:12 : 12 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.
  • Col 1:5 : 5 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,
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 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.
  • 1 Thess 5:4 : 4 But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief:
  • 1 Cor 9:25 : 25 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.
  • Ps 7:11 : 11 God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
  • Matt 24:36 : 36 But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.
  • 2 Tim 2:5 : 5 And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.
  • 2 Tim 4:1 : 1 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;
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 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.
  • Rev 4:4 : 4 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.
  • Rev 4:10 : 10 The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,
  • Rev 19:11 : 11 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.
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who gives witness to these things says, Truly, I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 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?
  • Titus 2:13 : 13 Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
  • Heb 9:28 : 28 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.
  • Rev 1:7 : 7 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.
  • 1 Pet 1:4 : 4 And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,
  • Luke 10:12 : 12 I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 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;
  • Rom 8:23 : 23 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.
  • 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 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.
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 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!
  • Prov 4:9 : 9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
  • Mal 3:17 : 17 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.
  • Matt 6:19-20 : 19 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. 20 But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:
  • Matt 7:22 : 22 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?
  • 2 Cor 5:2 : 2 For in this we are crying in weariness, greatly desiring to be clothed with our house from heaven:
  • 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.
  • 2 Thess 1:5-6 : 5 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; 6 For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,
  • 1 Tim 6:19 : 19 Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.
  • 2 Tim 1:18 : 18 (May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.

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  • 2 Tim 4:6-7
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    6 For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.

    7 I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

  • 9 Do your best to come to me before long:

  • 1 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;

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

  • 14 For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

  • 19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?

  • 11 I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.

  • 14 I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

  • 1 So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.

  • 4 And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

  • 12 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.

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    24 Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.

    25 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.

    26 So then I am running, not uncertainly; so I am fighting, not as one who gives blows in the air:

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

  • 24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

  • 12 See, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man the outcome of his works.

  • 12 Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.

  • 4 For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

  • 5 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;

  • 12 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.

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

  • 7 To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

  • 12 Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.

  • 30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 10 But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

  • 14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

  • 16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

  • 2 Cor 5:8-10
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    8 We are without fear, desiring to be free from the body, and to be with the Lord.

    9 For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

    10 For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.

  • 11 For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

  • 17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

  • Phil 1:20-21
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    20 In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.

    21 For to me life is Christ and death is profit.

  • 9 And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  • 18 The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it.

  • 8 Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

  • 10 At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith (because our witness among you had effect) in that day.

  • 18 I am of the opinion that there is no comparison between the pain of this present time and the glory which we will see in the future.

  • 17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

  • 8 Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 13 But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.

  • 58 For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

  • 5 But they will have to give an account of themselves to him who is ready to be the judge of the living and the dead.

  • 18 So then, give comfort to one another with these words.

  • 18 This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight,

  • 9 This is a true saying, in which all may put their faith.

  • 8 To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory: