2 Timothy 4:8 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁸Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

2 Timothy 4:8 —

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Cross-References

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James 1:12
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some 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 thee a crown of life.
1 Peter 5:4
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
1 Peter 1:4
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Matthew 6:19-20
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-8)

Observe, I. How awfully this charge is introduced (2Ti. 4:1): I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. Observe, The best of men have need to be awed into the discharge of their duty. The work of a minister is not an indifferent thing, but absolutely necessary. Woe be to him if he preach not the gospel, 1Cor. 9:16.…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 8)

8. a crown--rather as Greek, “the crown.” The “henceforth” marks the decisive moment; he looks to his state in a threefold aspect: (1) The past “I have fought”; (2) The immediate present; “there is laid up for me.” (3) The future “the Lord will give in that day” [Bengel]. crown--a crown, or garland, used to be bestowed at the Greek national games on the successful competitor in wrestling, running,…