10Fear 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. …
And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. …
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-11)We now proceed to the second epistle sent to another of the Asian churches, where, as before, observe, I. The preface or inscription in both parts. 1. The superscription, telling us to whom it was more expressly and immediately directed: To the angel of the church in Smyrna , a place well known at this day by our merchants, a city of great trade and wealth, perhaps the only city of all the seven t…
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