1:12 What is the crown of life referred to here?
1:12 What is the crown of life referred to here?
The crown of life here is also called a crown of righteousness, and a crown of glory, elsewhere in scripture (CP Rev 2:10 with 2Ti 4:8 and 1Pe 5:4).
These are not three different crowns as so many Christians believe, but three facets of the same thing.
The word crown here is used figuratively as a symbol of the reward of eternal life (CP 1 Cor 9:25; Rev 3:11).
See also comments on 2 Ti 4:6-8.