31 because he has fixed (A)a day on which (B)he will judge the world (C)in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and (D)of this he has given assurance to all (E)by raising him from the dead.”

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31 For he has set a day when he will judge(A) the world with justice(B) by the man he has appointed.(C) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(D)

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22 (A)For the Father judges no one, but (B)has given all judgment to the Son,

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22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,(A)

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And (A)the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—

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And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.(A)

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14 For (A)God will bring every deed into judgment, with[a] every secret thing, whether good or evil.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:14 Or into the judgment on

14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,(A)
    including every hidden thing,(B)
    whether it is good or evil.

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36 I tell you, (A)on the day of judgment (B)people will give account for (C)every careless word they speak,

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36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

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10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For (A)we will all stand before (B)the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written,

(C)“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
    and every tongue shall confess[a] to God.”

12 So then (D)each of us will give an account of himself to God.

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  1. Romans 14:11 Or shall give praise

10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister[a]? Or why do you treat them with contempt?(A) For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.(B) 11 It is written:

“‘As surely as I live,’(C) says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
    every tongue will acknowledge God.’”[b](D)

12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.(E)

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  1. Romans 14:10 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verses 13, 15 and 21.
  2. Romans 14:11 Isaiah 45:23

32 Before him (A)will be gathered (B)all the nations, and (C)he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates (D)the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then (E)the King will say to (F)those on his right, ‘Come, you (G)who are blessed by my Father, (H)inherit (I)the kingdom (J)prepared for you (K)from the foundation of the world. 35 For (L)I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you (M)gave me drink, (N)I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 (O)I was naked and you clothed me, (P)I was sick and you (Q)visited me, (R)I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And (S)the King will answer them, (T)‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these (U)my brothers,[a] you did it to me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, (V)‘Depart from me, you (W)cursed, into (X)the eternal fire prepared for (Y)the devil and his angels. 42 For (Z)I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, (AA)you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away (AB)into eternal punishment, but the righteous (AC)into (AD)eternal life.”

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  1. Matthew 25:40 Or brothers and sisters

32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate(A) the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.(B) 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom(C) prepared for you since the creation of the world.(D) 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,(E) 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me,(F) I was sick and you looked after me,(G) I was in prison and you came to visit me.’(H)

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’(I)

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me,(J) you who are cursed, into the eternal fire(K) prepared for the devil and his angels.(L) 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’(M)

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.(N)(O)

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22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience (A)vessels of wrath (B)prepared for destruction, 23 in order to make known (C)the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he (D)has prepared beforehand for glory—

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22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(A) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(B) 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(C) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(D)

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Henceforth there is (A)laid up for me (B)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (C)the righteous judge, will award to me on (D)that day, and not only to me but also to all (E)who have loved his appearing.

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Now there is in store for me(A) the crown of righteousness,(B) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(C)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(D)

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48 ‘where (A)their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’

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48 where

“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
    and the fire is not quenched.’[a](A)

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  1. Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24

10 For (A)we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, (B)so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

The Ministry of Reconciliation

11 Therefore, knowing (C)the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But (D)what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.

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10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us(A) for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

The Ministry of Reconciliation

11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord,(B) we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.(C)

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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— since indeed God considers it (C)just (D)to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant (E)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when (F)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven (G)with his mighty angels (H)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those (I)who do not know God and on those who (J)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of (K)eternal destruction, (L)away from[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 (M)when he comes on (N)that day (O)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our (P)testimony to you (Q)was believed.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Or destruction that comes from

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. God is just:(C) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(D) and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(E) in blazing fire(F) with his powerful angels.(G) He will punish(H) those who do not know God(I) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(J) They will be punished with everlasting destruction(K) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(L) and from the glory of his might(M) 10 on the day(N) he comes to be glorified(O) in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.(P)

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35 (A)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, (B)in the evening, or (C)at midnight, or (D)when the rooster crows,[a] or (E)in the morning— 36 lest (F)he come suddenly and (G)find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: (H)Stay awake.”

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  1. Mark 13:35 That is, the third watch of the night, between midnight and 3 a.m.

35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”(A)

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