Bible Verses About Crowns And Wreaths

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Direct Peter text supporting the unfading crown of glory.

Henceforth 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.

Direct Pauline crown text supporting the early Christian wording.

Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

Crown of glory language supports the symbolic theme.

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.

Direct James text supporting the crown of life theme.

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

Royal crown language used in Scripture.

In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

God as crown of glory fits the honor symbol.

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

Crown of glory language is direct background for the theme.

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Key athletic crown verse quoted by early Christian writers.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

passage for incorruption and immortality

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Background passage on corruption vs incorruption

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

Parallel crown of thorns background

And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Crowns of thorns contrast with the reward language.

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

passage for incorruptible inheritance

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

passage for resurrection in incorruption

And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.

Temple memorial crowns; background imagery

And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

Lawful striving and crowning theme often cited by church writers.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Direct resurrection verse linked with crown reward language.

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

Parallel crown of thorns background

For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

OT crown imagery for priestly ornament

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Martyr reward and reigning with Christ fit the crown theme.

And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.

Holy crown on the high priest as background imagery

And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.