Isaiah 2:4

English Standard Version

⁴He shall judge between the nations,
    and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
^(A)and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
    and their spears into pruning hooks;
^(B)nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
    neither shall they learn war anymore.

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Isaiah 2:4

New International Version

⁴He will judge^(A) between the nations
    and will settle disputes^(B) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.^(C)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,^(D)
    nor will they train for war anymore.

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Isaiah 11:9

English Standard Version

⁹^(A)They shall not hurt or destroy
in all ^(B)my holy mountain;
^(C)for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.

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Isaiah 11:9

New International Version

⁹They will neither harm nor destroy^(A)
on all my holy mountain,^(B)
for the earth^(C) will be filled with the knowledge^(D) of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.

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Matthew 16:27

English Standard Version

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.

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Matthew 16:27

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

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Matthew 18:8-9

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⁸^(A)And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into ^(B)the eternal fire. ⁹^(C)And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the ^(D)hell^[a] of fire.

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Matthew 18:9 Greek Gehenna

Matthew 18:8-9

New International Version

⁸If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble,^(A) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. ⁹And if your eye causes you to stumble,^(B) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.^(C)

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Matthew 19:28

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²⁸Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world,^[a] ^(A)when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me ^(B)will also sit on twelve thrones, ^(C)judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Matthew 19:28 Greek in the regeneration

Matthew 19:28

New International Version

²⁸Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne,^(A) you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.^(B)

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Matthew 24:27

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²⁷^(A)For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be ^(B)the coming of the Son of Man.

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Matthew 24:27

New International Version

²⁷For as lightning^(A) that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming^(B) of the Son of Man.^(C)

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Matthew 24:30

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³⁰Then ^(A)will appear in heaven ^(B)the sign of the Son of Man, and then ^(C)all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and ^(D)they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven ^(E)with power and great glory.

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Matthew 24:30

New International Version

³⁰“Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth^[a] will mourn^(A) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,^(B) with power and great glory.^[b]

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Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.

Matthew 24:36

English Standard Version

No One Knows That Day and Hour

³⁶“But concerning that day and hour ^(A)no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, ^(B)nor the Son,^[a] ^(C)but the Father only.

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Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts omit nor the Son

Matthew 24:36

New International Version

The Day and Hour Unknown^(A)^(B)

³⁶“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,^[a] but only the Father.^(C)

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Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.

Matthew 24:44

English Standard Version

⁴⁴Therefore you also must be ^(A)ready, for ^(B)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

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Matthew 24:44

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⁴⁴So you also must be ready,^(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

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Matthew 25:31-46

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

⁴¹“Then he will say to those on his left, ^(X)‘Depart from me, you ^(Y)cursed, into ^(Z)the eternal fire prepared for ^(AA)the devil and his angels. ⁴²For ^(AB)I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, ⁴³I 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.’ ⁴⁴Then 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?’ ⁴⁵Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, ^(AC)you did not do it to me.’ ⁴⁶And these will go away ^(AD)into eternal punishment, but the righteous ^(AE)into ^(AF)eternal life.”

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Matthew 25:40 Or brothers and sisters

Matthew 25:31-46

New International Version

The Sheep and the Goats

³¹“When the Son of Man comes^(A) in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.^(B) ³²All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate^(C) the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.^(D) ³³He 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^(E) prepared for you since the creation of the world.^(F) ³⁵For 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,^(G) ³⁶I needed clothes and you clothed me,^(H) I was sick and you looked after me,^(I) I was in prison and you came to visit me.’^(J)

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? ³⁸When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? ³⁹When 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.’^(K)

⁴¹“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me,^(L) you who are cursed, into the eternal fire^(M) prepared for the devil and his angels.^(N) ⁴²For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, ⁴³I 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.’^(O)

⁴⁶“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.^(P)”^(Q)

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Matthew 26:64

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⁶⁴Jesus said to him, ^(A)“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on ^(B)you will see the Son of Man ^(C)seated at the right hand of Power and ^(D)coming on the clouds of heaven.”

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Matthew 26:64

New International Version

⁶⁴“You have said so,”^(A) Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One^(B) and coming on the clouds of heaven.”^[a]^(C)

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Footnotes

Matthew 26:64 See Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13.

Mark 8:38

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³⁸For ^(A)whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this ^(B)adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed ^(C)when he comes in the glory of his Father with ^(D)the holy angels.”

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Mark 8:38

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³⁸If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man^(A) will be ashamed of them^(B) when he comes^(C) in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

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Mark 9:43-48

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⁴³^(A)And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to ^(B)hell,^[a] to ^(C)the unquenchable fire.^[b] ⁴⁵^(D)And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into ^(E)hell. ⁴⁷^(F)And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into ^(G)hell, ⁴⁸‘where ^(H)their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’

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Mark 9:43 Greek Gehenna; also verse 47
Mark 9:43 Some manuscripts add verses 44 and 46 (which are identical with verse 48)

Mark 9:43-48

New International Version

⁴³If your hand causes you to stumble,^(A) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,^(B) where the fire never goes out.^(C) ^[44]^[a] ⁴⁵And if your foot causes you to stumble,^(D) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.^(E) ^[46]^[b] ⁴⁷And if your eye causes you to stumble,^(F) pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,^(G) ⁴⁸where

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

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Footnotes

Mark 9:44 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.
Mark 9:46 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.
Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24

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