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.”

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

⁶ 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—

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

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

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,

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

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.”

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—

⁸ 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.