Bible Verses About The Roman Empire: Crowning of conquerors

And euery man that proueth masteries, abstaineth from all things: and they do it to obtaine a corruptible crowne: but we for an vncorruptible.

And follow hard toward the marke, for the prise of the hie calling of God in Christ Iesus.

For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lord the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing.