11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.



Ver. 11. That no man take thy crown] Not that crown of eternal life (for that is unlosable), but that honour that God hath put upon thee, Rev_3:9. A Christian may, by falling into reproachful courses, "lose what he hath wrought," 2Jn_1:8. 1. In respect of the praise of men. 2. In respect of inward comfort. 3. In respect of the degrees of glory in heaven; he may miss being a pillar in the temple of God, as Rev_3:1.