2 Timothy 4:8
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.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
7I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:
9Do your best to come to me before long:
Cross References
Psalms 7:11\7:10\God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
Proverbs 4:9She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
Matthew 6:19Make 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.
Matthew 24:36But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.
Romans 2:5But 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;
1 Corinthians 2:9But 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.
Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:2-9
Ministerial Duties; The Apostle's Joyful Expectation. ( a. d. 66.) 1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from… Read the whole commentary →