2 Timothy 4:8
The crown of righteousness has been reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
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In Context
7I have competed in the good contest; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.
9Do your best to come to me quickly.
Cross References
Psalms 7:11God is a righteous judge, 1 a God who is indignant each day. 1
Proverbs 4:9She will put a wreath of honor on your head; 1 she will give you a beautiful crown.” 1
Matthew 6:19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 24:36But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Romans 2:5But it is to the extent of your hardness and unrepentant heart that you are storing up for yourself wrath on the day of wrath, that is, the day of the revelation of God's righteous judgment.
1 Corinthians 2:9But as it is written, 1 “Things that no eye has seen, 1 no ear has heard, 1 no mind has imagined, 1 the things that 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 →