¹⁷ For it is time for judgment ^(A)to begin ^[a]with ^(B)the household of God; and if it ^(C)begins ^[b]with us first, what will be the outcome for those ^(D)who do not obey the ^(E)gospel of God?

⁷ and he said with a loud voice, “^(A)Fear God and ^(B)give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who ^(C)made the heaven and the earth, and sea and ^(D)springs of waters.”

⁷ And I heard ^(A)the altar saying, “Yes, ^(B)Lord God, the Almighty, ^(C)true and righteous are Your judgments.”

¹⁰ For we must all appear before ^(A)the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for ^[a]his deeds done through the body, in accordance with what he has done, whether good or bad.

¹³ For ^(A)judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy ^[a]triumphs over judgment.

^9 (A)then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from ^[a]a trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the ^(B)day of judgment,