2 Timothy 4:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day– and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λοιπὸν ἀπόκειταί μοι ὁ τῆς δικαιοσύνης στέφανος, ὃν ἀποδώσει μοι ὁ Κύριος, ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ δίκαιος κριτής: οὐ μόνον δὲ ἐμοὶ, ἀλλὰ καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ἠγαπηκόσιν τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Loipon apokeitai to me the of the dikaiosynēs stephanos, which apodōsei to me the Kyrios, in that the hēmera, the dikaios kritēs: not monon de to me, but also to all the ēgapēkosin the epiphaneian of him.

Grammar Details

• *Loipon*: adverb - henceforth/finally/furthermore
• *apokeitai*: present indicative middle/passive, 3rd person singular - is laid up/reserved
• *dikaiosynēs*: noun, genitive feminine singular - of righteousness/justice
• *stephanos*: noun, nominative masculine singular - crown/wreath
• *apodōsei*: future indicative active, 3rd person singular - will award/repay/give
• *Kyrios*: noun, nominative masculine singular - Lord
• *hēmera*: noun, dative feminine singular - day
• *dikaios*: adjective, nominative masculine singular - righteous/just
• *kritēs*: noun, nominative masculine singular - judge
• *monon*: adverb - only/merely/alone
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *ēgapēkosin*: participle, perfect active, dative masculine plural - having loved
• *epiphaneian*: noun, accusative feminine singular - appearing/manifestation

Word Meanings

• *Loipon*: henceforth/finally/furthermore/for the rest
• *apokeitai*: is laid up/reserved/stored up
• *dikaiosynēs*: righteousness/justice/uprightness
• *stephanos*: crown/wreath/victor's crown
• *apodōsei*: will award/repay/give back
• *dikaios*: righteous/just/fair
• *kritēs*: judge/arbiter
• *ēgapēkosin*: having loved/cherished/longed for
• *epiphaneian*: appearing/manifestation/visible presence

Referenced Verses

• Jas 1:12 : 12 Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
• Col 1:5 : 5 Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
• 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
• 1 Thess 5:4 : 4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.
• 1 Cor 9:25 : 25 Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.
• Ps 7:11 : 11 God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day.
• Matt 24:36 : 36 Be Ready!“But as for that day and hour no one knows it– not even the angels in heaven– except the Father alone.
• 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.
• 2 Tim 2:5 : 5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.
• 2 Tim 4:1 : 1 Charge to Timothy Repeated I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.
• Rev 4:4 : 4 In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white clothing and had golden crowns on their heads.
• Rev 4:10 : 10 the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns before his throne, saying:
• Rev 19:11 : 11 The Son of God Goes to War Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called“Faithful” and“True,” and with justice he judges and goes to war.
• Rev 22:20 : 20 The one who testifies to these things says,“Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
• Gen 18:25 : 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing– to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?”
• Titus 2:13 : 13 as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
• Heb 9:28 : 28 so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.
• Rev 1:7 : 7 (Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)
• 1 Pet 1:4 : 4 that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,
• Luke 10:12 : 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town!
• Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed!
• Rom 8:23 : 23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
• 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 But just as it is written,“Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.”
• Ps 31:19 : 19 How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.
• Prov 4:9 : 9 She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”
• Mal 3:17 : 17 “They will belong to me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“in the day when I prepare my own special property. I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
• Matt 6:19-20 : 19 Lasting Treasure“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and devouring insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and devouring insect do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
• Matt 7:22 : 22 On that day, many will say to me,‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many powerful deeds in your name?’
• 2 Cor 5:2 : 2 For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
• 2 Thess 1:5-6 : 5 Encouragement in Persecution This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering. 6 For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
• 1 Tim 6:19 : 19 In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.
• 2 Tim 1:18 : 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.