"Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

"And he said to him, 'Well [done,] good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.'

"Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

"Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

And everyone who competes [for the prize] is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to obtain a perishable crown, but we [for] an imperishable [crown.]

And our hope for you [is] steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also [you will partake] of the consolation.

If we endure, We shall also reign with [Him.] If we deny [Him,] He also will deny us.

Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world [to be] rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.