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Henceforth there is laid up for me a crowns of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all themv also that love his appearing.

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1 Cor. 9:25• ²⁵But every one that contends for a prize is temperate in all things: *they* then indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, but *we* an incorruptible. (1 Cor. 9:25)

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1 Peter 5:4• ⁴And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory. (1 Peter 5:4)

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Rev. 2:10• ¹⁰Fear nothing of what thou art about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of life. (Rev. 2:10)

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1 Cor. 2:9• ⁹but according as it is written, Things which eye has not seen, and ear not heard, and which have not come into man's heart, which God has prepared for them that love him, (1 Cor. 2:9)

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Psa. 31:19• ¹⁹Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men! (Psa. 31:19)

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Matt. 6:19‑20• ¹⁹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;
²⁰but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust spoils, and where thieves do not dig through nor steal; (Matt. 6:19‑20)

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Col. 1:5• ⁵on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings, (Col. 1:5)

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1 Tim. 6:19• ¹⁹laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of what is really life. (1 Tim. 6:19)

a crown.

2 Tim. 2:5• ⁵And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully. (2 Tim. 2:5)

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Prov. 4:9• ⁹She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee. (Prov. 4:9)

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1 Cor. 9:25• ²⁵But every one that contends for a prize is temperate in all things: *they* then indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, but *we* an incorruptible. (1 Cor. 9:25)

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James 1:12• ¹²Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him. (James 1:12)

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1 Peter 5:4• ⁴And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory. (1 Peter 5:4)

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Rev. 2:10• ¹⁰Fear nothing of what thou art about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of life. (Rev. 2:10)

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Rev. 4:4,10• ⁴And round the throne twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones twenty-four elders sitting, clothed with white garments; and on their heads golden crowns.
¹⁰the twenty-four elders shall fall before him that sits upon the throne, and do homage to him that lives to the ages of ages; and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying, (Rev. 4:4,10)

the righteous.

2 Tim. 4:1• ¹I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom, (2 Tim. 4:1)

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Gen. 18:25• ²⁵Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked--far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right? (Gen. 18:25)

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Psa. 7:11• ¹¹God is a righteous judge, and a *God who is indignant all the day. (Psa. 7:11)

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Rom. 2:5• ⁵but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, (Rom. 2:5)

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2 Thess. 1:5‑6• ⁵a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for the sake of which ye also suffer;
⁶if at least it is a righteous thing with God to render tribulation to those that trouble you, (2 Thess. 1:5‑6)

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Rev. 19:11• ¹¹And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and one sitting on it, called Faithful and True, and he judges and makes war in righteousness. (Rev. 19:11)

at that.

2 Tim. 1:12,18• ¹²For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep for that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.
¹⁸the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord in that day--and how much service he rendered in Ephesus *thou* knowest best. (2 Tim. 1:12,18)

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Mal. 3:17• ¹⁷And they shall be unto me a peculiar treasure, saith Jehovah of hosts, in the day that I prepare; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. (Mal. 3:17)

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Matt. 7:22• ²²Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through *thy* name, and through *thy* name cast out demons, and through *thy* name done many works of power? (Matt. 7:22)

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Matt. 24:36• ³⁶But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, but my Father alone. (Matt. 24:36)

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Luke 10:12• ¹²I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city. (Luke 10:12)

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1 Thess. 5:4• ⁴But *ye*, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief: (1 Thess. 5:4)

that love.

Rom. 8:23• ²³And not only that, but even *we* ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan in ourselves, awaiting adoption, that is the redemption of our body. (Rom. 8:23)

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1 Cor. 2:9• ⁹but according as it is written, Things which eye has not seen, and ear not heard, and which have not come into man's heart, which God has prepared for them that love him, (1 Cor. 2:9)

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2 Cor. 5:2• ²For indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which is from heaven; (2 Cor. 5:2)

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1 Thess. 1:10• ¹⁰and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from among the dead, Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath. (1 Thess. 1:10)

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Titus 2:13• ¹³awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)

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Heb. 9:28• ²⁸thus the Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear to those that look for him the second time without sin for salvation. (Heb. 9:28)

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Rev. 1:7• ⁷Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen. (Rev. 1:7)

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Rev. 22:20• ²⁰He that testifies these things says, Yea, I come quickly. Amen; come, Lord Jesus. (Rev. 22:20)

• We see plainly that it is reward for labor and for faithfulness that is here meant. This, or its opposite, characterizes the whole epistle, and not the privileges of grace. (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)

• “All them also that love His appearing” describes all believers, but not all will have the same crown. All alike, as subjects of grace, will be conformed to Christ in glory; but there will be differences of rewards, and these will be apportioned by the righteous Judge. (“Exposition of 2 Timothy: 2 Timothy 4:1-8” by E. Dennett)

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Henceforthh the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.

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"Henceforth," with the sense of "This being finished, there remains consequently."

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henceforth is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day; and not to me only, but also to all those that love his appearing.