“To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:”
To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honour and immortality, he will give eternal life. The conditional promise: those whose persistent engagement (hypomenē) in good works and pursuit (zēteō) of glory, honor, and immortality will receive eternal life (zoē aiōnios). This suggests a moral universe where virtue bears fruit; yet it immediately raises the question: who in fact pursues good consistently? The verse's optimistic tone will be rendered ironic by what follows.
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