¹⁷ I said in my heart, ^(A)God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is ^(B)a time for every matter and for every work.

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.

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

^27 (A)For the Son of Man is going to come with ^(B)his angels in the glory of his Father, and ^(C)then he will repay each person according to what he has done.

A Time for Everything

3 For everything there is a season, and ^(A)a time for every matter under heaven:

⁶ since indeed God considers it ^(A)just ^(B)to repay with affliction those who afflict you, ⁷ 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 ^8 (F)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those ^(G)who do not know God and on those who ^(H)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They will suffer the punishment of ^(I)eternal destruction, ^(J)away from^[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, ^10 (K)when he comes on ^(L)that day ^(M)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our ^(N)testimony to you ^(O)was believed.

⁵ But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are ^(A)storing up ^(B)wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

^6 (C)He will render to each one according to his works: ⁷ to those who ^(D)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; ⁸ but for those who are self-seeking^[a] and ^(E)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. ⁹ There will be tribulation and distress ^(F)for every human being who does evil, the Jew ^(G)first and also the Greek, ¹⁰ but glory and honor and ^(H)peace for everyone who does good, ^(I)the Jew first and also the Greek.

^9 (A)Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. ^(B)Walk in the ways of your heart and ^(C)the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things ^(D)God will bring you into judgment.