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Crown
In the Bible, a crown is placed on the head of one who has won a victory or endured faithfully. In Protestantism it is used chiefly as a symbol of the honor and reward God has promised to the saints.
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- Aleppo CodexBible
The Aleppo Codex is a manuscript of the Hebrew Old Testament believed to have been produced in Tiberias, Galilee, in the first half of the tenth century. It is regarded as one of the most accurate witnesses to the Masoretic Text.
- James 1:12–14Bible Verses
James 1:12–14 promises that the one who endures trials will receive "the crown of life" and states that the temptation leading to sin comes not from God but from a person's own desire. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of perseverance in suffering and of responsibility for sin.
- Revelation 2:10Bible Verses
Revelation 2:10 is Christ's word to the church in Smyrna: "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." The verse calls believers to remain faithful even to martyrdom under persecution. In Korean Protestant churches it is widely used to encourage church officers at their ordination and in their service, although this application has been questioned.
- 2 Timothy 4:7–8Bible Verses
Second Timothy 4:7–8 is a passage in which Paul, facing death, looks back on his life as an athlete who has finished a race and looks ahead to the "crown of righteousness" he will receive on the day Christ returns. A text about persevering in faith to the end and about Christian hope, it is frequently cited at retirement services and funerals.
- JedaiahPeople
Jedaiah was one of the returned exiles from Babylon mentioned in the Book of Zechariah. Together with Heldai and Tobijah, he was connected with the making of a crown for Joshua the high priest from the silver and gold they had brought (Zechariah 6:10, 14).
Verses in the King James Version 84, showing 6
- Genesis 49:26
The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
- Exodus 25:11
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
- Exodus 25:24
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
- Exodus 25:25
And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
- Exodus 29:6
And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
- Exodus 30:3
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
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