καθʼ ὑπομονὴν ἔργου ἀγαθοῦ : cf. the collective ἔργον “life-work”: S. and H. in Romans 2:15 : “by way of stedfastness in well-doing”. δόξαν = the glory of the future life, as revealed in the Risen Saviour. τιμήν = honour with God. ἀφθαρσίαν “proves that the goal of effort is nothing earthly” (Lipsius). ζωὴ αἰώνιος comprehends all these three: as its counterpart, θάνατος in Romans 2:32, involves the loss of all. ζωὴν is governed by ἀποδώσει.

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