2 Timothy 4:8
Now there's a prize reserved for me—the crown for a life lived according to what is good and right. The Lord (who is the judge that always does what's right), will give that to me on that Day. And not just to me, but to everyone who longs for his coming.
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In Context
7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept my trust in God.
9Please try to come to me as soon as you can.
Cross References
Psalms 7:11God is a fair judge who is always hostile to evil.
Proverbs 4:9She will place on your head a wreath of grace; she will present to you a crown of glory.”
Matthew 6:19Don't pile up wealth here on earth where moths and rust ruin it, and where thieves break in and steal it.
Matthew 24:36But no one knows the day or hour when this will take place, not the angels in heaven, nor the Son. Only the Father knows.
Romans 2:5Due to your hard-hearted attitude and your refusal to repent, you're making things far worse for yourself on the day of retribution when God's judgment is demonstrated to be absolutely right.
1 Corinthians 2:9But as Scripture says, “No one has ever seen, and no one has ever heard, and no one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love 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 →