29 (A)and come forth—(B)those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

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29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.(A)

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And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
(A)Some to everlasting life,
Some to shame (B)and everlasting [a]contempt.
Those who are wise shall (C)shine
Like the brightness of the firmament,
(D)And those who turn many to righteousness
(E)Like the stars forever and ever.

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  1. Daniel 12:2 Lit. abhorrence

Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake:(A) some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.(B) Those who are wise[a](C) will shine(D) like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness,(E) like the stars for ever and ever.(F)

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  1. Daniel 12:3 Or who impart wisdom

who (A)“will render to each one according to his deeds”: eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and (B)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew (C)first and also of the [a]Greek; 10 (D)but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

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  1. Romans 2:9 Gentile

God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”[a](A) To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(B) and immortality,(C) he will give eternal life.(D) But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,(E) there will be wrath and anger.(F) There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:(G) first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;(H) 10 but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.(I)

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  1. Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12

15 (A)I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, (B)that there will be a resurrection [a]of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.

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  1. Acts 24:15 NU omits of the dead

15 and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection(A) of both the righteous and the wicked.(B)

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14 And you will be (A)blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

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14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”(A)

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The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations

31 (A)“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the [a]holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 (B)All the nations will be gathered before Him, and (C)He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the (D)sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, (E)inherit the kingdom (F)prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 (G)for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; (H)I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was (I)naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; (J)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 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (K)inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, (L)‘Depart from Me, you cursed, (M)into the everlasting fire prepared for (N)the devil and his angels: 42 for 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 take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

44 “Then they also will answer [b]Him, 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, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (O)inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And (P)these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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  1. Matthew 25:31 NU omits holy
  2. Matthew 25:44 NU, M omit Him

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) 32 All 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) 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(E) prepared for you since the creation of the world.(F) 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,(G) 36 I 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? 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.’(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) 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.’(O)

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

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18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

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18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,(A) and to be generous and willing to share.(B)

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For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap (A)everlasting life. And (B)let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap (C)if we do not lose heart. 10 (D)Therefore, as we have opportunity, (E)let us do good to all, (F)especially to those who are of the household of faith.

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Whoever sows to please their flesh,(A) from the flesh will reap destruction;(B) whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.(C) Let us not become weary in doing good,(D) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(E) 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good(F) to all people, especially to those who belong to the family(G) of believers.

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11 Let him (A)turn away from evil and do good;
(B)Let him seek peace and pursue it.

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11 They must turn from evil and do good;
    they must seek peace and pursue it.

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16 (A)But do not forget to do good and to share, for (B)with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

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16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others,(A) for with such sacrifices(B) God is pleased.

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