The Judgment at Christ's Coming

This is (A)evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be (B)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering—

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All this is evidence(A) that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy(B) of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

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28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is (A)a clear sign to them of their destruction, but (B)of your salvation, and that from God.

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28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God.

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22 (A)strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them (B)to continue in (C)the faith, and saying that (D)through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

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22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.(A) “We must go through many hardships(B) to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

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    for (A)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged (B)the great prostitute
    who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and (C)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

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    for true and just are his judgments.(A)
He has condemned the great prostitute(B)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(C)

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35 but those who are (A)considered worthy to attain to (B)that age and to the resurrection from the dead (C)neither marry (D)nor are given in marriage,

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35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come(A) and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage,

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11 To this end we (A)always pray for you, that our God may (B)make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every (C)work of faith by his power,

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11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(A) that our God may make you worthy(B) of his calling,(C) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(D) and your every deed prompted by faith.(E)

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And I heard (A)the altar saying,

“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
    (B)true and just are your judgments!”

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And I heard the altar(A) respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,(B)
    true and just are your judgments.”(C)

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(A)Who will not fear, O Lord,
    and glorify your name?
For you alone are (B)holy.
    (C)All nations will come
    and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

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Who will not fear you, Lord,(A)
    and bring glory to your name?(B)
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
    and worship before you,(C)
for your righteous acts(D) have been revealed.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 15:4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.

Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not (A)soiled their garments, and they will walk with me (B)in white, for they are (C)worthy.

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Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes.(A) They will walk with me, dressed in white,(B) for they are worthy.

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14 (A)If you are insulted (B)for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory[a] and of God rests upon you. 15 But (C)let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or (D)as a meddler. 16 Yet (E)if anyone suffers as a (F)Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God (G)in that name. 17 For it is time for judgment (H)to begin at the household of God; and (I)if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who (J)do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And

(K)“If the righteous is scarcely saved,
    what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power
  2. 1 Peter 4:18 Greek where will the ungodly and sinner appear?

14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ,(A) you are blessed,(B) for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.(C) 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household;(D) and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?(E) 18 And,

“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,
    what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 4:18 Prov. 11:31 (see Septuagint)

32 But recall the former days when, after (A)you were enlightened, you endured (B)a hard struggle with sufferings, 33 sometimes being (C)publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.

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32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light,(A) when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.(B) 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution;(C) at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.(D)

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12 (A)if we endure, we will also reign with him;
(B)if we deny him, he also will deny us;

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12 if we endure,
    we will also reign with him.(A)
If we disown him,
    he will also disown us;(B)

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since indeed God considers it (A)just (B)to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant (C)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when (D)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven (E)with his mighty angels

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God is just:(A) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(B) and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(C) in blazing fire(D) with his powerful angels.(E)

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