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2 Timothy 4:8

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there: Psalms 31:19; Matthew 6:19-20; Colossians 1:5; 1 Timothy 6:19

a crown: 2 Timothy 2:5; Proverbs 4:9; 1 Corinthians 9:25; James 1:12; 1 Peter 5:4; Revelation 2:10, Revelation 4:4, Revelation 4:10

the righteous: 2 Timothy 4:1; Genesis 18:25; Psalms 7:11; Romans 2:5; 2 Thessalonians 1:5-6; Revelation 19:11

at that: 2 Timothy 1:12, 2 Timothy 1:18; Malachi 3:17; Matthew 7:22, Matthew 24:36; Luke 10:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:4

that love: Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 2 Corinthians 5:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:28; Revelation 1:7; Revelation 22:20

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