13 And (A)no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are (B)naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

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Therefore (A)do not pronounce judgment before the time, (B)before the Lord comes, (C)who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. (D)Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

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13 The Lord (A)looks down from heaven;
    he sees all the children of man;
14 from (B)where he sits enthroned he (C)looks out
    on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all
    and observes all their deeds.

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(A)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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10 (A)“I the Lord search the heart
    (B)and test the mind,[a]
(C)to give every man according to his ways,
    according to the fruit of his deeds.”

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  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Hebrew kidneys

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

But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, (B)but the Lord looks on the heart.”

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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.

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21 “For his eyes are on (A)the ways of a man,
    and he sees all his (B)steps.

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11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
    how much more (A)the hearts of the children of man!

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23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he (A)who searches mind and heart, and (B)I will give to each of you according to your works.

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21 (A)would not God discover this?
    (B)For he knows the secrets of the heart.

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Sheol is (A)naked before God,[a]
    and (B)Abaddon has no covering.

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  1. Job 26:6 Hebrew him

30 (A)then hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways, (B)for you, you only, know the hearts of the children of mankind,

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Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
    and may you establish the righteous—
you who (A)test (B)the minds and hearts,[a]
    O righteous God!

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  1. Psalm 7:9 Hebrew the hearts and kidneys

The Final Judgment

31 (A)“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, (B)then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him (C)will be gathered (D)all the nations, and (E)he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates (F)the sheep from the goats.

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You have (A)set our iniquities before you,
    our (B)secret sins in the light of your presence.

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David's Charge to Solomon

“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a (A)whole heart and with a willing mind, (B)for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. (C)If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

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For to this end Christ (A)died and lived again, that he might be Lord both (B)of the dead and of the living.

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

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

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

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  1. Romans 14:11 Or shall give praise

(A)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those (B)whose heart is blameless[a] toward him. (C)You have done foolishly in this, for from now on (D)you will have wars.”

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  1. 2 Chronicles 16:9 Or whole

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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17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him (A)the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, (B)you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed (C)my sheep.

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24 But Jesus (A)on his part did not entrust himself to them, because (B)he knew all people

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Judgment Before the Great White Throne

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence (A)earth and sky fled away, and (B)no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and (C)books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is (D)the book of life. And (E)the dead were judged by what was written in the books, (F)according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, (G)Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, (H)according to what they had done. 14 Then (I)Death and Hades (J)were thrown into the lake of fire. This is (K)the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, (L)he was thrown into the lake of fire.

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